Author/Editor		Godina, M; Arnež, ZM; Lister, GD
Title		Preferential use of the posterior approach to blood vessels of the lower leg in microvascular surgery
Type		članek
Source		Plast Reconstr Surg
Vol. and No.		Letnik 88, št. 2
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 287-91
Language		eng
Abstract		A posterior approach to the vessels of the lower leg, with particular emphasis on the posterior tibial artery, is presented as the method of choice for microvascular free-tissue transfer to the region. This approach offers wide exposure, better definition of the zone of injury, appropriate selection of the recipient vessel and of the site of anastomosis, and enough room for microsurgical work. Exposing the large posterior tibial artery down to the distal third of the lower leg facilitates the use of end-to-side anastomosis and makes the transfer of large muscle flaps to that region more predictable, in part by obviating the need for long vein grafts. This exposure leaves no functional and few aesthetic deficits.
Descriptors		LEG MICROSURGERY VASCULAR SURGERY ARTERIES LEG VEINS