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Replantation of a large amputated segment of the face: A new technique
Author(s) -
Tanaka Yoshio,
Tajima Sadao,
Byen Mie,
Byen Katsuto,
Terao Khoichi,
Chikamori Masayuki
Publication year - 1995
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.1920160903
Subject(s) - replantation , medicine , circumflex , microsurgery , facial artery , surgery , anatomy , femoral artery , vein , artery
A microvascular replantation of an amputated large facial segment, using a segment of the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery and its venae comitantes instead of interpositional vein grafts, is presented, and the advantages of this procedure are discussed. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.