## Abstract ## Background. The purpose of this study was to analyze the causes of flap compromise and failure in head and neck free flap reconstruction. ## Methods. We retrospectively reviewed 1310 free flap reconstructions for head and neck defects performed between July 1995 and June 2006. ##
Risk factors of free flap compromise in 247 cases of microvascular head and neck reconstruction: a single surgeon’s experience
✍ Scribed by Young-Hoon Joo; Dong-Il Sun; Jun-Ook Park; Kwang-Jae Cho; Min-Sik Kim
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 267
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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