Functional reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint with a free fibular microvascular flap

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Thor, Andreas ^a   Rojas, Rafael Acosta ^a   Hirsch, Jan Michael ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibular free flaps; Functional rehabilitation; Mandibular reconstruction; Remodelling; TMJ

Indexed keywords

AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TRANSPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION;

AMELOBLASTOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 53849133077     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310802098417     Document Type: Article

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