Background. Full thickness defects of the cheek have been conventionally reconstructed using the folded forehead flap, cervical flap, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap, or deltopectoral flap in various combinations. We report a modified technique of folding the radial forearm flap for reconstructio
Immediate full-thickness facial defects reconstruction using the radial forearm free flap
✍ Scribed by A. Rollón; T. Gomez; J. Montes; J. L. Gutierrez; J. D. Gonzalez
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-0130
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