Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 303-305 , June 2010

Salvage of a free flap by cephalic suspension with Tessier's diadem

  • Rachid Garmi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Eric Soubeyrand, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Julien Nicolas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Daniel Labbe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Sami Khouri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery (Head: Prof. Dr Derlon), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Jean-François Compere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • ,
  • Hervé Benateau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr J-F Compère), Medical University of Caen, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationHervé BENATEAU, MD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Caen, Avenue Côte de Nacre, 14033 CAEN Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 2 3106 4989.

Received 6 March 2008 ,Accepted 29 April 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00080-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.04.008

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 303-305 , June 2010

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