Osteocutaneous radial forearm free flap: Long-term radiographic evaluation of donor site morbidity after prophylactic plating of radius

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 367-372

  Waits, Chad A ^a   Toby, E Bruce ^a,b   Girod, Douglas A ^b   Tsue, Terance T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor site morbidity; Osteocutaneous flap; Vascularized bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BONE TISSUE; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OSTEOCUTANEOUS RADIAL FOREARM FREE FLAP; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIUS FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIUS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349090758     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-992342     Document Type: Article

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