Radial forearm free flap with titanium mesh sandwich reconstruction in complex anterior skull base defects

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1763-1765

  Biron, Vincent L ^a   Gross, Menachem ^a   Broad, Robert ^a   Seikaly, Hadi ^a   Wright, Erin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frontal sinus; Microvascular; Radial forearm; Reconstruction; Skull base

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL MESH; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; FOREARM; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL MESH; TITANIUM;

EID: 84873314386     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182653f29     Document Type: Article

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