Free flap circulation and modes of arterial insertion: an experimental study.
Using electromagnetic flowmetry, the circulation through free flaps was studied in an experimental animal model. It was demonstrated that the total circulation of blood through a free flap is not affected by the establishment of an arterial through-flow or end-flow model in the recipient bed.
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Department of Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
Hanel
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Scheker
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Schwartz
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Lister
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D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003250:Constriction; D004285:Dogs; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000502:physiology; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply