THE FLOW-THROUGH FREE-FLAP IN REPLANTATION SURGERY - A NEW CONCEPT

Authors
COSTA H CUNHA C CONDE A BARSDLEY A MCGROUTHER DA
Citation
H. Costa et al., THE FLOW-THROUGH FREE-FLAP IN REPLANTATION SURGERY - A NEW CONCEPT, European journal of plastic surgery, 20(4), 1997, pp. 181-185
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European journal of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0930343X
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
181 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-343X(1997)20:4<181:TFFIRS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The concept of flow-through circulation in free flaps was previously d escribed as a one-staged technique for cover and revascularisation of ischaemic traumatized extremities. This paper describes the practical use of the concept in replantation surgery. Two clinical cases of hand replants are presented in which an uninterrupted flow was established through the selected free flap.