## Abstract The maxillary bones are part of the midfacial skeleton and are closely related to the eyeglobe, nasal airway, and oral cavity. Together with the overlying soft tissues, the two maxillae are responsible to a large extent for facial contour. Maxillectomy defects become more complex when c
Reconstruction of maxillectomy and midfacial defects with free tissue transfer
β Scribed by Eric Santamaria; Peter G. Cordeiro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 759 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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