Microsurgical reconstruction of composite scalp and calvarial defects in patients with cancer: A 10-year experience

Head and Neck

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1759-1764

  Chao, Albert H ^a   Yu, Peirong ^a   Skoracki, Roman J ^a   Demonte, Franco ^a   Hanasono, Matthew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

calvarial reconstruction; complications; cranioplasty; microvascular free flap; scalp reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; HYDROXYAPATITE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; STEROID; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE FLAP; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SKIN GRAFT; SKULL DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKULL;

EID: 84869496813     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21999     Document Type: Article

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