Pediatric mandibular reconstruction using a vascularized fibula flap

Head and Neck

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Crosby, Melissa A ^a   Martin, Jack W ^a   Robb, Geoffrey L ^a   Chang, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Free fibula; Mandible reconstruction; Pediatric mandible

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FACE; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; GAIT; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISMUS; VALGUS DEFORMITY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE PLATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; OSTEOGENESIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41649102934     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20695     Document Type: Article

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