Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 578-583 , March 2010

The Use of the Temporalis Myofascial Flap in Oral Cancer Patients

  • Imad Abu-El Naaj, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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  • Yoav Leiser, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow and Oral and Maxillofacial Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Leiser: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 35254, Israel
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  • Ronit Liberman, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • ,
  • Micha Peled, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Head of Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00568-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.068

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 578-583 , March 2010

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