Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2577-2582 , December 2009

Serratus Anterior Free Flap in Oral Reconstruction

  • Frank Tavassol, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tavassol: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-straße 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany
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  • Martin Rücker, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Enno-Ludwig Barth, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Horst Kokemüller, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Kai-Hendrik Bormann, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Constantin von See, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Nils-Claudius Gellrich, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Department Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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PII: S0278-2391(09)01439-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.045

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2577-2582 , December 2009

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