Comparison of outcome of microvascular bony head and neck reconstructions using the fibular free flap and the iliac crest flap

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 514-519

  Mücke, Thomas ^a   Loeffelbein, Denys J ^a   Kolk, Andreas ^a   Wagenpfeil, Stefan ^a   Kanatas, Anastasios ^b   Wolff, Klaus Dietrich ^a   Mitchell, David A ^b   Kesting, Marco R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Fibular flap; Iliac crest flap; Microsurgery; Microvascular free flaps; Oncology; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; ILIAC CREST FLAP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

COMPLICATIONS; FIBULAR FLAP; ILIAC CREST FLAP; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR FREE FLAPS; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FACE; FEMALE; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILIUM; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRANSPLANT DONOR SITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84881314678     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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