Free-flap failures and complications in an American oral and maxillofacial surgery unit

Abstract Free tissue transfer is a reliable surgical technique that enables primary reconstruction following ablative surgery. Widely practised in many European units, acceptance into mainstream oral and maxillofacial surgery in the USA has been slow. The authors reviewed free flap practice patterns...

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Published in:	International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 1048 - 1051
Main Authors:	Salama, A.R, McClure, S.A, Ord, R.A, Pazoki, A.E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2009 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Aged Anastomosis, Surgical Biological and medical sciences complications Dentistry Female free flaps Head and Neck Neoplasms - rehabilitation Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery Humans Length of Stay Male Medical sciences microvascular surgery Microvessels - surgery Middle Aged oral cavity Oral Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Postoperative Hemorrhage - etiology reconstruction Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Retrospective Studies Surgery Surgery Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Surgical Flaps - blood supply Thrombosis - etiology Treatment Failure United States Young Adult United States oral cavity free flaps reconstruction complications microvascular surgery Stomatology Anatomical reconstruction Maxillofacial surgery Oral cavity Microcirculation Treatment Free flap Complication Failure
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