Mandibular reconstruction with microvascular re-anastomosed fibular free flaps - Two complementary methods of postoperative transplant monitoring

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 52, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 141-151

  Mueller, Steffen ^a   Meier, Johannes K ^a   Wendl, Christina M ^a   Jung, Ernst Michael ^a   Prantl, Lukas ^a   Gosau, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

contrast enhanced ultrasound; fibular free flap; luminescence ratiometric oxygen imaging; mandibular reconstruction; Osseocutaneous flap; tissue microcirculation

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FIBULA GRAFT; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENT OXYGEN SENSOR FOIL; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT PERFUSION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINESCENCE RATIOMETRIC OXYGEN IMAGING; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROANGIOPATHY; MICROCIRCULATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SENSOR; SKIN SURFACE; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FIBULA; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84868612367     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: 18758622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2012-1592     Document Type: Article

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