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Use of varioscope in free microvascular tissue transplants

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 303 KB
Volume: 25
Category: Article
ISSN: 0738-1085
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20103

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Abstract

Since July 2002, the author has performed 12 consecutive free flaps using a new device, the Varioscope AF3, in order to evaluate its efficacy. The Varioscope is a world‐patent novelty by Life Optics (Vienna, Austria) that combines the philosophy of microscopes and loupes. Specific advantages such as reduced cost, freedom of movement, portability, and a magnification range between 3.6–7,2× are some of the reasons that convinced the author to use the Varioscope initially. The overall success rate is similar to that obtained with a microscope or high‐power loupes. The results show that the Varioscope AF3 could be safely employed in the majority of free‐tissue transfers as sole means of magnification. However, for digital replantations or vessels with a diameter of less than 1 mm, a microscope might be necessary. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Microsurgery 25:00–00 2005.

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