Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 260-264 , February 2008

Experience With the Prefabricated Free Fibula Flap for Reconstruction of Maxillary and Mandibular Defects

  • Shahram Nazerani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
    • ,
  • Hossein Behnia, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
    • ,
  • Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University, and Attending Faculty, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Motamedi: Africa Expressway, Golestan St, Giti Blvd No. 11 Tehran, 19667, IR Iran

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01541-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.675

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 260-264 , February 2008

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