Management of bone loss that occurs after severe trauma of open lower extremity fractures
continues to challenge reconstructive surgeons. Sixty-one patients who had 62 traumatic …

Microsurgical free flaps are today considered state of the art in head and neck reconstruction
after composite tumor resections. Free flaps provide superior functional and aesthetic …

The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap is a versatile soft tissue flap. It can be harvested as a
fasciocutaneous or myocutaneous flap. Vascularized fascia can be included or the pedicle may …

The vascularized fibular graft has been expanded to an osteoseptocutaneous flap by including
a cutaneous flap on the lateral aspect of the lower leg. The cutaneous flap can serve not …

Background: Microsurgical free tissue transfer has become a reliable technique. Nevertheless,
5 to 25 percent of transferred flaps require re-exploration due to circulatory compromise. …

Free-tissue transfer has become the accepted standard for reconstruction of complex defects.
With the growth of this field, anatomic studies and clinical work have added many flaps to …

The fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap is a versatile method for reconstruction of composite-tissue
defects of the mandible. The vascularized fibula can be osteotomized to permit …

Due to its increasing popularity, more and more articles on the use of perforator flaps have
been reported in the literature during the past few years. Because the area of perforator flaps …

Background: The advantages of free muscle flaps for reconstruction of lower extremity defects
have been largely reported to be superior to those of fasciocutaneous flaps. Methods: One …

Free flaps have been in clinical use for nearly 30 years. With improvement in knowledge,
surgical techniques, and instruments, the survival rate has reached almost 98 percent, shifting …