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Complications and unsatisfactory results in the microsurgical reconstruction of lower extremities
Author(s) -
Bowen Vaughan,
Manktelow Ralph T.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920140311
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , microsurgery , perioperative , soft tissue , free flap , lower limb
Complications and unsatisfactory results in the microsurgical reconstruction of lower extremities were reviewed in a chronological sequence. Perioperative complications were grouped into the following categories: improper patient or donor tissue selection, unsatisfactory choice of recipient site vessels, inadequate exposure of recipient site vessels, improper „insetting” of the free tissue transfer, extralumenal obstruction, and miscellaneous adverse factors. Vascular changes in the limb as a result of free tissue transfer are discussed. Discussion of late postoperative problems includes the long‐term results of soft tissue and skeletal reconstruction. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss Inc.