Long-Term Patency of Twisted Vascular Pedicles in Perforator-Based Propeller Flaps

Background:. Propeller flaps require torsion of the vascular pedicle of up to 180 degrees. Contrary to free flaps, where the relevance of an intact vascular pedicle has been documented, little is known regarding twisted pedicles of propeller flaps. As secondary surgeries requiring undermining of the...

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Main Authors: Rafael G. Jakubietz, MD, Aljoscha Nickel, MD, Iva Neshkova, MD, Karsten Schmidt, MD, Fabian Gilbert, MD, Rainer H. Meffert, MD, Michael G. Jakubietz, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001544