title: [Free muscle transplantation].
abstract: To survey the current use of free muscle transplantation in the German speaking part of Europe, a questionnaire was sent to all Replantation Centres in 1982/1983. The answers revealed that micro-neurovascular muscle transplantation for functional use is still an uncommon procedure. Its use in facial palsy, in the sphincter region and in reconstructive procedures in extremities is emphasized and postoperative healing and functional improvement is shown in a diagram. The follow-up period is too short to discuss functional improvement in detail. Regarding our own cases, we are quite impressed by the result of free microneurovascular muscle transplantation in unilateral irreversible facial palsy patients, but are unable to prove the final result in extremities because of short observation time.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000637:transplantation; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Die freie Muskeltransplantation.