title: Preoperative planning for free-tissue transfer.
abstract: Preoperative planning is of paramount importance in the surgical teaching of free-tissue transfer. Preoperative planning begins with the initial patient evaluation and continues to the point of successful free-tissue transfer. A detailed preoperative plan allows even the neophyte microsurgeon to anticipate operative difficulties before they occur, and to have contingency plans for nearly all intraoperative scenarios.
authors: Section of Hand Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA. anthony@mayo.edu
authors: Anthony A
authors: AA
authors: Smith
authors: Scott F M
authors: SF
authors: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D000092464:Elbow Injuries