Use of free tissue transfers in head and neck reconstruction

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1577-1582

  Kim, Eugene K ^a   Evangelista, Maristella ^b   Evans, Gregory R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh; Fibula; Free flaps; Free tissue transfer; Head and neck cancer; Head reconstruction; Iliac crest; Jejunal; Latissimus dorsi; Midface; Mmandible; Neck reconstruction; Oromandibular; Osseous; Osteocutaneous; Radial forearm; Rectus abdominis; Scapula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; FIBULA GRAFT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; JEJUNUM; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MUSCLE FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SCAPULAR FLAP; SOFT TISSUE; THIGH; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ESOPHAGUS; FASCIA; FIBULA; FOREARM; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; ILIAC BONE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; NECK; RADIUS; SCAPULA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ESOPHAGUS; FASCIA; FIBULA; FOREARM; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ILIUM; JEJUNUM; MANDIBLE; MOUTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; RADIUS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SCAPULA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 63249110047     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181897376     Document Type: Article

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