Free flaps for reconstruction of soft tissue defects in lower extremity: A meta-analysis on microsurgical outcome and safety.

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Abstract

Microsurgical free flaps for reconstruction of soft tissue defects in lower extremity have evolved into a reliable procedure over last decades; however, there lacked high level of evidence.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Microsurgery

Title: Microsurgery

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1098-2752

ISSN (Print): 0738-1085

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2016

Volume: 36

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, 67071, Germany.

[2 ] Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Center, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430022, Wuhan, P.R. China.

[3 ] Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905.

[4 ] Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, 67071, Germany. christoph.hirche@bgu-ludwigshafen.de.

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DOI: 10.1002/micr.30020

PubMed ID: 26731718

SO-VID: eb26dea4-f167-4768-a5b7-c57d28837688

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