Reconstruction of Oromandibular Defects by Vascularized Free Flaps: The Radial Forearm Free Flap and Fibular Free Flap as Major Donor Sites
✍ Scribed by Raúl González-García; Luis Naval-Gías; Francisco J. Rodríguez-Campo; Leticia Román-Romero
- Book ID
- 113737032
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1531-5053
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