Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1128-1134 , June 2007

Stereomodel-Assisted Fibula Flap Harvest and Mandibular Reconstruction

  • Richie W.K. Yeung, FRACDS, FRCS(Ed)

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yeung: The University of Hong Kong, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 34 Hospital Road, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong
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  • Nabil Samman, FRCS(Ed), FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
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  • Lim K. Cheung, PhD, FRACDS(OMS)

      Affiliations

    • Chair Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
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  • Chenping Zhang, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Ninth People’s Hospital, Medical School of Shanghai, Jiao-Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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  • Raymond L.K. Chow, MDS, FHKAM(DS)

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01619-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.067

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1128-1134 , June 2007

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