Microvascular free tissue transfer in the reconstruction of scalp and lateral temporal bone defects

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 801-804

  O'Connell, Daniel Ambrose ^a   Teng, Marita S ^b   Mendez, Eduardo ^a   Futran, Neal David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

free tissue transfer; lateral temporal bone reconstruction; microvascular reconstruction; scalp defects; scalp neoplasms; Scalp reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; TEMPORAL BONE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 79958020310     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31820f3730     Document Type: Article

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