title: Selection of recipient vessel in traumatic lower extremity.
abstract: The main focus of this paper is the selection of proper vessels for successful free tissue transfer in lower extremities which have suffered extensive trauma. The selection of proper recipient vessels for traumatized lower extremities still presents difficulties for surgeons. This review will provide a general guideline for the selection of proper recipient vessels in traumatic lower extremity reconstruction and describe the possible reasons why some recipient vessels present more problems than others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical Faculty, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey. sukruyazar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sukru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yazar
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome