Open AccessMicrovascular osteoseptocutaneous radial flap in reconstruction of mandible following war injury
Author(s) -
Srboljub Stošić,
Jefta Kozarski,
Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal,
N Jović,
Ružica Kozomara
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0506429s
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , soft tissue , biology , botany , genus
Vascularized osteoseptocutaneous radial flap is commonly used in the reconstruction of composite bony and soft tissue defects of the lower third of the face due to the outstanding quality of its cutaneous component. The aim was to evaluate the primary and overall success in the reconstruction of mandibular defects, following war injuries, with vascularized osteoseptocutaneous radial flap.