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Fifty consecutive free flaps in a new microsurgical unit

✍ Scribed by T. H. Waris; O. I. Kaarela; H. E. Teerikangas; T. K. Raatikainen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1994
Tongue: English
Weight: 250 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 0738-1085
DOI: 10.1002/micr.1920150212

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Abstract

Fifty free flap operations in 49 patients were performed in Oulu University Central Hospital during a three year period. The patients' ages ranged from 15 to 83 years; mean 41 years. The indication for the operation was malignant tumor in 19 cases, benign tumor in one case, trauma in 28 cases and congenital anomaly in 2 cases. The radial forearm flap was used in 36 cases; latissimus dorsi in 7 cases; lateral arm, rectus abdominis, and fibula in two cases; and second toe in one case. Forty‐nine of the fifty flaps were successful (98%); two venous thromboses were successfully revised. Starting microsurgery in a new unit is demanding but also rewarding due to the good results. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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