title: Patency and healing of microvascular prostheses: a review of 10 years of experimental work in Groningen.
abstract: From 1982 onwards, in Groningen, The Netherlands, we have worked on the experimental evaluation and development of microvascular prostheses in rats and rabbits. In this review article a systematic overview of this experimental work is presented and the results are discussed with regard to the literature to come to a current state of the art on (experimental) microvascular grafting with prosthetic conduits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van der Lei
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D008833:Microcirculation; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene