Author/Editor		Arnež, ZM; Hanel, DP
Title		Free tissue transfer for reconstruction of traumatic limb injuries in children
Type		članek
Source		Microsurgery
Vol. and No.		Letnik 12, št. 3
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 207-15
Language		eng
Abstract		Free tissue transfer was used for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects in 94 children. Of the 127 procedures performed, the latissimus dorsi, scapular skin, lateral arm skin, rectus abdominis, and gracilis were used with the greatest frequency. The microsurgical success rate was 96 percent. Microsurgical failures were repeated, successfully, and in all cases the limbs were salvaged. Other than having to deal with decreased vessel size and avoiding continuous suture lines, there appears to be little difference in technique or outcome of free tissue transfer when compared to adults.
Descriptors		ARM INJURIES LEG INJURIES MUSCLES SKIN TRANSPLANTATION ADOLESCENCE CHILD CHILD, PRESCHOOL INFANT POSTOPERATIVE CARE SURGICAL FLAPS TISSUE SURVIVAL