[Microsurgery in reanimation, lymphoedema and hand surgery].
Microsurgery is defined as surgery performed with the aid of ocular magnification. In Denmark, this is undertaken by four units. This review describes the history of microsurgery which evolved during the 1960s. Microsurgery in hand surgery is primarily replantation and revascularisation but also peripheral nerve surgery as well as brachial plexus surgery. Lymphoedema is being treated with super microsurgery on an experimental basis. Dynamic reconstruction of facial palsy is performed in a two-stage operation with cross-over nerve graft and a free microvascular muscle flap, typically gracilis.
bonde@rh.dk.
Christian T
CT
Bonde
Lisa Toft
LT
Jensen
Tina
T
Tos
Birgitte Jul
BJ
Kiil
Gete Ester
GE
Toft
Søren Erik
SE
Larsen
Peter
P
Birkeland
Jens Ahm
JA
Sørensen
D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000601:surgery; D003718:Denmark; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D017933:Peripheral Nervous System / Q000601:surgery