Platysma myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of skin defects in the head and neck

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 383-386

  Puxeddu, R ^a   Dennis, S ^a   Ferreli, C ^b   Caldera, S ^a   Brennan, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flap; Myocutaneous; Platysma; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; EPIDERMOLYSIS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASTOID; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PAROTID GLAND; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; SKIN DEFECT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VENOUS CONGESTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEEK; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; PAROTID REGION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 44649144554     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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