Use of the Distal Facial Artery (Angular Artery) for Supermicrosurgical Midface Reconstruction
Background:. In free-flap reconstruction of the midface, options for the recipient artery are quite limited; the superficial temporal artery and the facial artery are the most commonly used arteries. We report our approach for the use of the angular artery (the terminal branch of the facial artery)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2019-02-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001978 |