Barrel-shaped design of the forearm free flap for lower lip reconstruction: a pilot case-control study

Abstract Background Radial free forearm flaps is indicated patients with total or near-total defects in their lower lip. The purpose of our study was to evaluate a simple and effective barrel-shaped design of the radial free forearm flap for lower lip reconstruction and to compare its clinical outco...

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Main Authors: Nan-Chin Lin, Shih-Lung Lin, Kuo-Yang Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00792-x