British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , September 2010

Preoperative Doppler assessment of perforator anatomy in the anterolateral thigh flap

  • Richard J. Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool (or formally appointed to), UK
    • Department of Surgery & Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, University of Liverpool, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Surgery & Oncology, University of Liverpool, Department of Surgery & Oncology, University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, L69 3GA Liverpool, UK. Tel.: +44 151 706 4183; fax: +44 151 706 5826.
    • ,
  • Martin D. Batstone

      Affiliations

    • Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool (or formally appointed to), UK
    • Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Tim K. Blackburn

      Affiliations

    • Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool (or formally appointed to), UK
    • University Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK
    • ,
  • James S. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool (or formally appointed to), UK

,Accepted 17 August 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00510-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.016

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , September 2010

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