The subclavicular versus the supraclavicular route for pectoralis major myocutaneous flap: A cadaveric anatomic study

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1141-1146

  Vanni, Christiana Maria Ribeiro Salles ^a   Pinto, Fábio Roberto ^a   De Matos, Leandro Luongo ^a   De Matos, Maria Graciela Luongo ^b   Kanda, Jossi Ledo ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Clavicle; Head and neck neoplasms; Rotation; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MORBIDITY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; ORBIT; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVICULAR PROCEDURE; SUPRACLAVICULAR PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CADAVER; CLAVICLE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 77955092313     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1203-5     Document Type: Article

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