The intrinsic transit time of free microvascular flaps: Clinical and prognostic implications

Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-96

  Holm, Charlotte ^a   Dornseifer, Ulf ^a   Sturtz, Gustavo ^a   Basso, Gianluca ^b   Schuster, Tibor ^c   Ninkovic, Milomir ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEEP INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC PERFORATOR FLAP; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRACILIS FLAP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INTRINSIC TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SURGICAL FLAPS; VASCULAR PATENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76549110569     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20708     Document Type: Article

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