Autologous skin grafting to the donor site in patients who undergo radial forearm free flap reconstruction (RFFF) is associated with cosmetic and functional morbidity. Integra artificial dermis (Integra Lifesciences, Plainsboro, NJ) is a bovine collagen based dermal substitute that can be used as an
Radial forearm free tissue transfer for head and neck reconstruction: Versatility and reliability of a single donor site
β Scribed by Eric Santamaria; Martin Granados; Jose Luis Barrera-Franco
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 550 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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