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TISSUE DEFECTS IN THE LIMBS: REPLACEMENT WITH FREE VASCULARIZED TISSUE TRANSFERS
Author(s) -
Taylor G. Ian
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04290.x
Subject(s) - medicine , microsurgery , scope (computer science) , surgery , reconstructive surgeon , computer science , programming language
The use of free vascularized tissue transfers in reconstructive surgery is an exciting new development. Such procedures require careful planning and meticulous attention to detail. Illustrative cases are described to indicate the value and scope of this concept, which has been made possible by the development of microsurgery.