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Role of (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate bone scan in the evaluation of the viability of the bone flap in mandibular reconstruction in patients with oromaxillofacial malignancies

Osteo-cutaneous flap are commonly used for reconstruction of bone defect after oncology surgery. The success of surgery depends on the viability of the bone flap. Bone scan is a known, but less performed method, to look for viability of bone flaps. We describe a case of 50-year-old lady, presenting...

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Autores principales: Srivastava, Madhur Kumar, Penumadu, Prasanth, Kumar, Dinesh, Pandit, Nandini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4479925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26170579
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.158549