Use of porous polyethylene for correcting defects of temporal region following transposition of temporalis myofascial flap;L'utilizzo del polietilene poroso nella correzione dei difetti della regione temporale dopo trasposizione del lembo miofasciale di muscolo temporale

Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 265-269

  Baj, A ^a   Spotti, S ^a   Marelli, S ^a   Beltramini, G A ^a   GiAnni A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

High density polyethylene; Maxillectomy; Temporalis myofascial flap

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 77950983529     PISSN: 0392100X     EISSN: 1827675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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