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Engineered Vascularized Muscle Flap
Published on: January 11, 2016
A new classification of vascularized flaps in plastic and reconstructive surgery
A E Belousov1, S D Kishemasov, A Y Kochish
1Department of Traumatology, Medicomilitary Academy, Leningrad, Russia.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|July 1, 1993
Summary
Microsurgery advances enable new plastic surgery techniques like free flaps and island flaps. These procedures rely on robust vascular pedicles for successful tissue transfer and survival.
Area of Science:
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Microsurgery
- Vascular Anatomy
Background:
- Significant advancements in microsurgical techniques over the past 15 years.
- Improved understanding of vascular anatomy has revolutionized reconstructive surgery.
- Development of sophisticated surgical approaches for tissue transfer.
