Free flap reconstruction in the head and neck region following radiotherapy: A cohort study identifying negative outcome predictors

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1901-1908

  Bourget, Amélie ^a,b,c,d   Chang, Joseph T C ^a,b,c,d   Wu, David Bin Shiun ^a,b,c,d   Chang, Chee Jen ^a,b,c,d   Wei, Fu Chan ^a,b,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955663607     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820cf216     Document Type: Article

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