Salvage Reconstruction of Composite Defects of the Anterior Mandible, Floor of Mouth, and Lip
Anterior mandible defects result in loss of support for the tongue, floor of the mouth and lower lip, resulting in impairment of airway, feeding, and speech. We treated four patients with these “Andy Gump” deformities. Reconstruction was performed with two free flaps: a fibula osteocutaneous flap fo...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
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| Series: | Archives of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2263-8046 |