Contemporary approach to soft-tissue reconstruction of the lower extremity after trauma

MR Zeiderman, LLQ Pu - Burns & Trauma, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
The complex lower extremity wound is frequently encountered by orthopedic and plastic
surgeons. Innovations in wound care, soft tissue coverage and surgical fixation techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Free flap failure and complications in acute burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Kasmirski, M Alessandri-Bonetti, H Liu… - … Surgery–Global Open, 2023‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Severe acute burn injuries represent a challenge to the reconstructive surgeon.
Free flap reconstruction might be required in cases of significant critical structure exposure …

Comparative effectiveness analysis of complex lower extremity reconstruction: outcomes and costs for biologically based, local tissue rearrangement, and free flap …

GM Kozak, JY Hsu, RB Broach, S Shakir… - Plastic and …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Various surgical techniques exist for lower extremity reconstruction, but limited
high-quality data exist to inform treatment strategies. Using multi-institutional data and …

Microsurgical reconstruction of the lower extremity

WC Pederson, L Grome - Seminars in plastic surgery, 2019‏ - thieme-connect.com
Reconstruction of bony and soft tissue defects of the lower extremity has been revolutionized
by the advent of microsurgical tissue transfer. There are numerous options for …

A multidisciplinary approach to end-stage limb salvage in the highly comorbid atraumatic population: an observational study

KR Li, CX Lava, MB Neughebauer, RN Rohrich… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Background: The use of free tissue transfer (FTT) is efficacious for chronic, non-healing
lower extremity (LE) wounds. The four pillars of managing patient comorbidities, infection …

The 72-hour microcirculation dynamics in viable free flap reconstructions

N Moellhoff, C Gernert, K Frank… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - thieme-connect.com
Background The risk for vascular complications is the highest within the first 24 hours after
free flap transfer. Clinical signs of critical perfusion are often recognized with time delay …

[HTML][HTML] Microsurgical strategies after free flap failure in soft tissue reconstruction of the lower extremity: a 17-year single-center experience

F Struebing, L **ong, AK Bigdeli, Y Diehm… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Background: There is no clear consensus on the optimal surgical strategy for providing safe
coverage in salvage free flap surgery after total free flap failure. Methods: A retrospective …

Comparison of Charlson comorbidity index and modified 5-factor frailty index as clinical risk stratification tools in predicting adverse outcomes in patients undergoing …

SS Huffman, JD Bovill, R Deldar… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - thieme-connect.com
Background Free tissue transfer (FTT) reconstruction is associated with a high rate of limb
salvage in patients with chronic lower extremity (LE) wounds. Studies have shown …

Microsurgical reconstruction of extensive lower extremity defects with the conjoined parascapular and latissimus dorsi free flap

AK Bigdeli, B Thomas, F Falkner, CA Radu… - …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Extensive lower extremity soft‐tissue defects pose a reconstructive challenge.
We present our experience with the conjoined parascapular and latissimus dorsi (CPLD) …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective evaluation of 182 free flaps in extremity reconstruction and review of the literature

S Arakelyan, E Aydogan, N Spindler… - GMS …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: During the past decades, free flaps have been given a central role in the
reconstructive surgery. Especially in the extremities, where there is a scarcity of available …