Utility of arteriovenous loops before free tissue transfer for post-traumatic leg defects

Crush injuries of severe magnitude involving lower limbs require complex bone and soft tissue reconstructions in the form of microvascular free tissue transfers. However, satisfactory recipient vessels are often unavailable in the leg due to their vulnerability to trauma and post traumatic vessel di...

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Main Authors: Sheeja Rajan Thekkayil Mambally, Krishnakumar Krishnan Santha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.155266