Treatment of the severely infected frontal sinus with latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flaps

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 962-966

  Kim, Youn Hwan ^a   Youn, Seung Ki ^a   Kim, Jeong Tae ^a   Kim, Sang Wha ^b   Yi, Hyeong Joong ^a   Kim, Chang Yeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cranioplasty; free flap; Frontal sinus fracture; latissimus dorsi; nasofrontal duct

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKULL FRACTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; DEBRIDEMENT; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL FRACTURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79958007682     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31820fe2d8     Document Type: Article

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