The anterolateral thigh flap in head and neck reconstruction: "Pearls and pitfalls"

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-10

  Shaw, Richard J ^a,b   Batstone, Martin D ^a,c   Blackburn, Tim K ^a,d   Brown, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh; Free flap; Head and neck; Perforator; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE; FASCIA LATA; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; NERVE GRAFT; PERFORATOR FLAP; VASCULARIZATION;

ELECTROSURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; FASCIA LATA; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; THIGH; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 73749087556     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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