Preoperative magnification angiography of donor and recipient sites for clinical free transfer of flaps or digits.
Based on the 14 free flap transfers we present with full survival, we recommend peroperative magnification angiography of both the recipient and donor sites. In our hands, this type of preoperative assessment seems to increase the margin of safety.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011858:Radiographic Magnification; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous