Cosmetic and functional outcomes after preoperative tissue expansion of radial forearm free flap donor sites: A cohort study

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 427-435

  Bonaparte, James P ^a   Corsten, Martin J ^a   Allen, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free tissue flaps; Otolaryngology; Tissue expansion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RADIAL FOREARM FREE FLAP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCAR; SKIN DEFECT; TISSUE EXPANSION; WOUND CARE;

AGED; CICATRIX; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; ONTARIO; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TRANSPLANT DONOR SITE;

EID: 81855216146     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.110014     Document Type: Article

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