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Tissue and Plasma Levels of Endothelin in Free Flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2003
The goal of the study was to assess whether endothelin-1 levels are increased in tissue and plasma in free flaps. To assess this hypothesis, blood samples were taken from the general circulation before and after reperfusion and from the flap after reperfusion in 20 patients undergoing breast reconstruction with free transverse rectus abdominis ...
Laurent Lantieri, Jean Marc Torossian, Odile Maistre, Yvon Raulo, Joëlle Evrin, Dale E. Collins, François Hemery, Alain Carayon   +7 more
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Repair of Severe Composite Tissue Defects in the Lower Leg Using Two Different Cross-Leg Free Composite Tissue Flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2012
This article reports 2 cross-leg free composite tissue flaps for repairing the severe composite tissue defects in lower leg without suitable adjacent recipient vasculature for microvascular anastomosis.
Li Yu, Jinhai Tan, Lin Cai, Guo-rong Yu, S. Tao, Ren-xiong Wei, Zhenguang Chen   +6 more
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The free flap

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1973
A one‐stage distant flap repair of a compound leg injury is discussed introducing a “free flap” transfer with vascular anastomosis as a method of primary closure. It is suggested as an alternative method to a difficult cross‐leg flap or a tedious tube pedicle repair.
G. I. Taylor, R. K. Daniel
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What Is the Ideal Free Flap for Soft Tissue Reconstruction? A Ten-Year Experience of Microsurgical Reconstruction Using 334 Latissimus Dorsi Flaps From a Universal Donor Site

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2015
Microsurgical free tissue transfer is regarded as the best available method of tissue reconstruction for intractable defects. The ideal soft tissue flap is thought to be the anterolateral thigh flap.
J. Kim, S. Kim, Seungki Youn, Youn Hwan Kim   +3 more
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Use of the Omental Free Flap for Soft-Tissue Reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1983
Omentum can be useful as a free flap for soft-tissue reconstruction in a variety of difficult wounds. Omentum was successfully used as a free flap in 11 of 15 patients. Of the 15 defects, 2 were located on the scalp, 2 on the face, 2 on the thigh, and 9 on the lower leg.
Phillip G. Arnold, George B. Irons, Michael B. Wood, David J. Witzke   +3 more
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Lower Extremity Free Tissue Transfer in the Setting of Thrombophilia: Analysis of Perioperative Anticoagulation Protocols and Predictors of Flap Failure

Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 2018
Background No consensus exists regarding the optimal strategy for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in high-risk microsurgical populations. We present our experience with lower extremity free tissue transfer (FTT) in thrombophilic patients and compare ...
Michael V. DeFazio, James M. Economides, Ersilia Anghel, E. Tefera, K. Evans   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Free Tissue Transfer in the Hypercoagulable Patient: A Review of 58 Flaps

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012
Background: Hypercoagulability or thrombophilia is a group of inherited or acquired conditions associated with a predisposition to thrombosis. Most hypercoagulable states alter the blood itself or affect the vasculature, directly creating a detrimental ...
Theresa Y. Wang, J. Serletti, A. Cuker, J. McGrath, D. Low, S. Kovach, Liza C. Wu   +6 more
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Donor-Site Morbidity Following Free Tissue Harvest from the Thigh: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Complications

Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, 2016
Background Donor-site morbidity significantly influences patient satisfaction and quality of life following reconstructive surgery. The relevant donor-site morbidities associated with more commonly utilized thigh-based flaps are reviewed.
Chrisovalantis Lakhiani, Michael V. DeFazio, Kevin D. Han, Reuben A. Falola, K. Evans   +4 more
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Reconstruction of Difficult Wounds With Tissue-Expanded Free Flaps

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2004
Tissue expansion of free flaps before transfer have been used to increase the size of the transferred tissue and to allow primary closure of the donor site. This is especially important in burns when there is a lack of healthy tissue, and in children when there is a relative lack of tissue.
T. Oguz Acarturk, E. Douglas Newton, Donald P. Glaser   +2 more
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Combination of Vascular Intervention Surgery and Free Tissue Transfer for Critical Diabetic Limb Salvage

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2016
BackgroundComplex, nontraumatic diabetic foot ulcers with peripheral vascular compromise often lead to extensive lower-limb amputation. The aim of this study is to determine the outcome of combined vascular intervention and free tissue transfer for ...
Chieh Chou, Pao‐Jen Kuo, Yen-Chou Chen, Shu-Hung Huang, Chih-Hau Chang, Yi-Chia Wu, Su-Shin Lee, Cheng‐Sheng Lai, Sin-Daw Lin, Kao‐ping Chang, Y. Kuo   +10 more
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