Efficacy of the microscopic parachute end-to-side technique for creating large-to-small venous anastomoses in free flaps in the extremities

Summary: Purpose: The availability of reliable and suitably sized veins is limited for creating free flaps to treat severe trauma and infection, and it is important to manage vessel size discrepancy between the recipient and flap veins. We evaluated the clinical outcomes of free flaps with large-to...

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Main Authors: Makoto Motomiya, Naoya Watanabe, Mitsutoshi Ota, Kohei Shimoda, Daisuke Kawamura, Norimasa Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587822000791