Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume. 35, Issue 3, 214(2025)

Clinical application of transverse incision technique in forearm flap harvesting and donor site reconstruction

SUN Xiaoqiang1, LAN Yuyan2, SUN Libo3、*, ZHANG Chunfeng1, WANG Changmi1, and LIANG Yunhong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Luzhou People's Hospital, Luzhou646000
  • 1Department of Stomatology, Luzhou People's Hospital, Luzhou646000, China
  • 2Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration of Luzhou Key Laboratory, the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou646000
  • 3Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Luzhou People's Hospital, Luzhou646000
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    SUN Xiaoqiang, LAN Yuyan, SUN Libo, ZHANG Chunfeng, WANG Changmi, LIANG Yunhong. Clinical application of transverse incision technique in forearm flap harvesting and donor site reconstruction[J]. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025, 35(3): 214

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    Received: Jan. 30, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: SUN Libo (slb-324324@163.com)

    DOI:10.12439/kqhm.1005-4979.2025.03.007

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