Analysis of 13 cases of venous compromise in 178 radial forearm free flaps for intraoral reconstruction

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-452

  Liu, Y ^a   Zhao, Y F ^a   Huang, J T ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Jiang, L ^a   Wang, G D ^a   Li, W ^a   Chen, X Q ^a   Shi, R H ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

intraoral reconstruction; radial forearm free flap; reexploration; salvage rate; venous compromise

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEPHALIC VEIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GEOMETRY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; OROPHARYNX; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RADIAL FOREARM FREE FLAP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN COLOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 84862820482     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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