Serratus Anterior Free Flap in Oral Reconstruction

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2577-2582

  Tavassol, Frank ^a   Rücker, Martin ^a   Barth, Enno Ludwig ^a   Kokemüller, Horst ^a   Bormann, Kai Hendrik ^a   von See, Constantin ^a   Gellrich, Nils Claudius ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTH MALFORMATION; ORAL SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 71549173399     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.045     Document Type: Article

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