Microvascular tissue transfer in cleft palate patients: Advocacy of the prelaminated radial free forearm flap

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2006-2010

  Zemann, Wolfgang ^a   Kruse, Astrid Loni ^a   Lüebbers, Heinz Theo ^a   Jacobsen, Christine ^a   Metzler, Philipp ^a   Obwegeser, Joachim Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

classification; Cleft palate; microvascular tissue transfer; oronasal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLEFT PALATE; FOREARM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUTH DISEASE; PLASTIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

CLEFT PALATE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; ORAL FISTULA; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955226434     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31823197d8     Document Type: Article

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