The effect of early detection of anterolateral thigh free flap crisis on the salvage success rate, based on 10 years of experience and 1072 flaps

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1059-1063

  Yang, Q ^a   Ren, Z H ^a   Chickooree, D ^a   Wu, H J ^a   Tan, H Y ^a   Wang, K ^a   He, Z J ^a   Gong, C J ^a   Ram, V ^a   Zhang, Sheng ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anterolateral thigh free flap; Arterial occlusions; Flap failure; Flap monitoring; Head and neck reconstructive surgery; Venous occlusions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN OCCLUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THIGH; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906322054     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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