Double fat plane of the radial forearm free flap and its implications for the microvascular surgeon

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-291

  Shahnavaz, Ali ^a   Sader, Chady ^a   Henry, Eric ^a   Trites, Jonathan R B ^a   Taylor, S Mark ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^b   Harris, Jeffery ^b   Hart, Robert D ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalic vein; Head and neck reconstruction; Radial forearm free flap

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CADAVER; CEPHALIC VEIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGEON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; RADIUS; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 77953481447     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2010.090075     Document Type: Article

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