Vascularized free fibular flap for the reconstruction of mandibular defects: clinical experience in 42 cases

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-202

  González García, Raúl ^a   Naval Gías, Luis ^b   Rodríguez Campo, Francisco J ^b   Muñoz Guerra, Mario F ^b   Sastre Pérez, Jesús ^b  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; GINGIVA TUMOR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DENTAL IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FIBULA; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249100594     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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