British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 192-194 , April 2010

Pre-operative evaluation of vascularised fibula donor sites: a UK maxillofacial e-survey

  • Craig J. Wales

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 141 2011100.
    • ,
  • James Morrison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Robert Drummond

      Affiliations

    • Tissue Injury Repair Group, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • John C. Devine

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Jeremy McMahon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, United Kingdom

,Accepted 15 October 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00576-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.015

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 192-194 , April 2010

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