Closure of Osteoseptocutaneous Fibula Free Flap Donor Sites With Local Full-Thickness Skin Grafts

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1294-1298

  van der Lei, Berend ^a   van Nieuwenhoven, Christianne A ^a   de Visscher, Jan G A M ^a   Hofer, Stefan O P ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OSTEOSEPTOCUTANEOUS FIBULA FREE FLAP; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLASTER CAST; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCAR; SKIN FLAP; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 43449138474     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.11.042     Document Type: Article

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