Pre-operative evaluation of vascularised fibula donor sites: a UK maxillofacial e-survey

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-194

  Wales, Craig J ^a   Morrison, James ^a   Drummond, Robert ^b   Devine, John C ^a   McMahon, Jeremy ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibula flap; Pre operative; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; E-MAIL; FIBULA GRAFT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GRAFT PERFUSION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORGAN DONOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FIBULA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MANDIBLE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, ORAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77649187447     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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