Cadaveric comparison of two facial flap-harvesting techniques for alloplastic facial transplantation

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1175-1181

  Wang, Hui Yong ^a   Li, Qing Feng ^a   Zheng, Sheng Wu ^a   Chen, Benson ^a   Li, Yu Ping ^a   Tang, Lu Jia ^a   Chang, Ti Sheng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite tissue allograft; Facial transplantation; STA and FA pedicle method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL ARTERY; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FACE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 35348849090     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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