Osteoradionecrosis of the mandible: Why not to be more aggressive in earlier stage?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: nidaldeek@gmail.com.

Comment

Nidal F Al Deek. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 May-Jun.

. 2020 May-Jun;41(3):102343.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102343. Epub 2019 Nov 12.

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: nidaldeek@gmail.com.

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Keywords: Free flap; Head and neck; Head and neck microsurgery; Osteoradionecrosis.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The author has no conflict of interest to declare.

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