American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 325-329 , September 2007

Full-thickness skin graft from the groin for coverage of the radial forearm free flap donor site

This work was presented at the Western Section meeting of the Triological Society in Coronado, Calif, USA, from February 2 to 5, 2006. It was also presented at the Bay Area Resident Research Symposium in Berkeley, Calif, USA, on June 2, 2006.

  • Theresa B. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Kris S. Moe, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seattle, Washington, USA
    • ,
  • David W. Eisele, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Lisa A. Orloff, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Steven J. Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of California - San Francisco, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, San Francisco VAMC Box 112B, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Tel.: +1 415 221 4810x4646.

Received 28 July 2006

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☆ Work was performed at the University of California, San Francisco.

PII: S0196-0709(06)00247-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.10.009

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 325-329 , September 2007

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