British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 351-355 , July 2009

Postoperative monitoring of microsurgical free tissue transfers for head and neck reconstruction: a systematic review of current techniques—Part I. Non-invasive techniques

  • Khalid Abdel-Galil

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Oral & Facial Specialities, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4DG, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 1924212961; fax: +44 1924212904.
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  • David Mitchell

,Accepted 27 November 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00582-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.11.013

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 351-355 , July 2009

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