Microvasular free flap transfer in reconstructive surgery.
The perfection of micro-suture of small vessels has enabled trnasplantation of various large composite tissues by anastomosing their nutrient vessels directly to suitable vessels in the recipient site. Among them, the so-called free skin flap has many advantages over the conventional flap methods for covering the complicated defects of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. In this paper, the author introduces the representative free skin flaps on the basis of his 300 clinical free flap experiences.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008866:Microsurgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*