title: Reconstructive microsurgery: reviewing the past, anticipating the future.
abstract: This article gives an overview of reconstructive microsurgery It is written for residents and fellows training in plastic and microsurgery and practitioners who are intimately involved in the clinical practice of complex reconstructions. The authors describe the highlights of the history of microsurgery and relevant clinical principles. The final portion of this article is designed to elucidate some of the tremendous advances in limb transplantation and the future directions of microsurgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. marmstro@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venugopal
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*