Artery grafts in microsurgery.
Artery grafts appear to have no significant advantages over vein grafts in experimental models. Research in preservation of artery grafts continues, and holds possibilities of creating stored grafts that can be used clinically. Clinical use of artery grafts in microsurgery is limited to anecdotal use of arteries harvested from damaged body parts in emergencies and use of branched grafts from the subscapular system in elective arterial reconstruction. These clinical uses have never been analyzed, and their reliability and advantages remain undefined.
Division of Hand Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305, USA.
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