Mandibular reconstruction with free osteofasciocutaneous fibula flap: A 10 years experience
✍ Scribed by Nikolaos A. Papadopulos; Juergen Schaff; Robert Sader; Laszlo Kovacs; Herbert Deppe; Andreas Kolk; Edgar Biemer
- Book ID
- 113660427
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 970 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-1383
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