Pediatric microsurgery. Reconstruction by free tissue transfer.
In the pediatric population, microsurgery has helped to overcome two of the problems particular to this group: the smaller size of their vessels and nerves and the need for future growth. Microsurgery will continue to play a major role in many difficult reconstructive problems in pediatrics in the future.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics; D013524:Surgical Flaps