Closure of scalp and forehead defects using external tissue expander

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 419-422

  O'Reilly, Ashley G ^a   Schmitt, William R ^a   Roenigk, Randall K ^a   Moore, Eric J ^a   Price, Daniel L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCALP; TISSUE EXPANDER; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCALP; TISSUE EXPANSION; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84872100603     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfacial.2012.662     Document Type: Review

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