Soft-tissue reconstruction of craniofacial defects.
This article describes work in the reconstruction of combined midfacial and palatal defects with the use of a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous free flap with separate skin paddles designed to reconstruct multiple tissue surfaces.
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Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*