Reconstruction of upper limb soft-tissue defects after sarcoma resection with free flaps: A systematic review [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Upper limb preservation after soft tissue sarcoma (STS) surgical excision is now the accepted gold standard and it often requires reconstruction with free flaps.
Lusetti I. L. +5 more
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Fingerstall-type Tissue Oximetry Reduced Anxiety of Nurses in Postoperative Nursing Monitoring of Free Flaps [PDF]
Background: Postoperative free flap monitoring is essential for immediately detecting obstruction of anastomosed vessels with successive recovery surgery for salvaging flaps. We performed postoperative nursing monitoring using handheld Doppler sonography,
Itaru Tsuge +11 more
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Role of the double muscle gastrocnemius-soleus flap in soft tissue defect reconstruction of the leg in children: Case series [PDF]
The reconstructive surgeon faces a problem when dealing with larger soft tissue lesions over the knee and the proximal two thirds of the tibia, two crucial sites of the lower limb. Large free flaps or pedicled local flaps are two solutions of the problem.
Kalluraya Suryakanth +3 more
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Objective:Reconstruction of extensive, composite oromandibular defects using osteocutaneous free flaps has become the gold standard procedure over the past two decades, although such reconstruction is associated with severe morbidity in certain patients.
Kemalettin YILDIZ +7 more
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Reconstructive Treatment following Resection of High-Grade Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of the Lower Limb
Purpose. To review the role of free tissue transfer in reconstructive surgery following resection of high-grade soft-tissue sarcomas of the lower limb. Methods. Medical records of all consecutive patients with high-grade soft-tissue sarcomas of the lower
AM Leow, AS Halim, Z Wan
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Noncontact Diffuse Optical Assessment of Blood Flow Changes in Head and Neck Free Tissue Transfer Flaps [PDF]
Knowledge of tissue blood flow (BF) changes after free tissue transfer may enable surgeons to predict the failure of flap thrombosis at an early stage. This study used our recently developed noncontact diffuse correlation spectroscopy to monitor dynamic ...
Patel, Amit B. +8 more
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Recipient Vessel Selection in Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Free Abdominal Tissue Transfer after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy [PDF]
Background Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is gaining popularity due to its superior aesthetic results. When reconstructing the breast with free abdominal tissue transfer, we must readdress the recipient vessel, because NSM can cause difficulty in ...
Sung Jun Yang +4 more
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Autologous Microvascular Breast Reconstruction [PDF]
Autologous microvascular breast reconstruction is widely accepted as a key component of breast cancer treatment. There are two basic donor sites; the anterior abdominal wall and the thigh/buttock region.
Claragh Healy, Venkat Ramakrishnan
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BACKGROUND: The treatment of hand soft tissue defects primarily relies on flap reconstruction. However, traditional venous/arterial free flaps have several disadvantages, including damage to the donor site, blood stasis, cyanosis, blister formation, and ...
Xiangchang Cao +7 more
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Titanium mesh is an alloplastic material widely used for the reconstruction of moderate-to-large skull defects. Repeated wound problems or infection following these reconstructions inevitably lead to the replacement of the cranioplasty material.
Hee Tae Koo +2 more
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