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Area of Science:

  • Microsurgery
  • Evidence-based Medicine

Background:

  • Microsurgery practices vary significantly between institutions and surgeons.
  • Many current practices are based on tradition (
  • conventional wisdom
  • ) rather than robust evidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the evidence supporting current microsurgery practices.
  • To investigate the basis of controversy in microsurgery through a review of evidence-based medicine.

Main Methods:

  • A literature review was conducted.
  • The focus was on identifying evidence-based medicine supporting microsurgery practices.

Main Results:

  • The review highlights a lack of strong evidence supporting many varied microsurgery practices.
  • The existence of controversy suggests a deficiency in convincing evidence for differing approaches.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need to critically evaluate traditional microsurgery techniques.
  • Evidence-based medicine should guide microsurgery practice to resolve controversies and standardize care.