Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 205-211 , February 2007

Extended Vertical Lower Trapezius Island Myocutaneous Flap in Reconstruction of Oral and Maxillofacial Defects After Salvage Surgery for Recurrent Oral Carcinoma

  • Wei-Liang Chen, DDS, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Head and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chen: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yan-jiang Road, Guangzhou 510120, China
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  • Jingsong Li, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Zhaohui Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Zhiquan Huang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Jianguang Wang, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Bin Zhang, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01231-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.056

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 205-211 , February 2007

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