## Abstract ## Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes of free flap reconstruction for advanced osteoradionecrosis (ORN) defects and develop an algorithm to guide surgical planning. ## Methods All cases involving free flap reconstruction for ORN of the mandible between 1998
Reconstruction of bilateral osteoradionecrosis of the mandible using a single fibular free flap
โ Scribed by Adam S. Jacobson; Daniel Buchbinder; Mark L. Urken
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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