ArticleFrontiers in surgery2018
Supermicrosurgery: History, Applications, Training and the Future.
Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05655000 (A First-in-Humans Supermicrosurgical Technique for the Neonatal Thymus Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers.
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A First-in-Humans Supermicrosurgical Technique for the Neonatal Thymus Transplantation
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global research trends and thematic evolution in robotic microsurgery and supermicrosurgery: a bibliometric and visualisation study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Enabling non-microsurgeons to perform supermicrovascular anastomosis using a robotic assistant: A preclinical study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Supermicrosurgery Training Model: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide to the Chicken Thigh Free Flap.Cureus · 2026Article
- Supermicrosurgical perforator-to-perforator flap reconstruction for lower limb defects: a single-center case series.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2026Article
- Forearm Nonunion and Segmental Bone Defects: A Focused Review of Masquelet Reconstruction and Free Vascularized Bone Grafting.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence in microsurgery and supermicrosurgery training within plastic surgery: A systematic review.JPRAS open · 2025Review
- First Web Space Reconstruction in Acquired Defects: A Literature-Based Review and Surgical Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Supermicrosurgical Vascular Anastomosis-A Comparative Study of Lumen-Enhancing Visibility Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exosomes: the future of acellular nanotherapeutics in regenerative vascularization.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Application of the Relative Citation Ratio to Assess Common Characteristics of the Highest Impact Articles in Reconstructive Microsurgery.Archives of plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Robot-Assisted Microsurgery-what does the learning curve look like?JPRAS open · 2024Article
- Learning curve of robotic assisted microsurgery in surgeons with different skill levels: a prospective preclinical study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for the Treatment of Lymphedema-A Canadian Case Series.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2024Article
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- Reconstructive Paradigms: A Problem-Solving Approach in Complex Tissue Defects.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Robotics in Microsurgery and Supermicrosurgery.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2023Review
- Editorial: Innovations in surgical oncology.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Use of the superficial inferior epigastric vein in breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Transitioning from Microsurgery to Supermicrosurgery: The Recurrent Ulnar Artery Model.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- The History and Innovations of Blood Vessel Anastomosis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Supermicrosurgery, a technique of dissection and anastomosis of small vessels ranging from 0.3 to 0.8 mm, has revolutionized the fields of lymphedema treatment and soft tissue reconstruction. The technique offers several distinct benefits to microsurgeons, including the ability to manipulate small vessels that were previously inaccessible, and to minimize donor-site morbidity by dissecting short pedicles in a suprafascial plane. Thus, supermicrosurgery has become increasingly popular in recent years, and its applications have greatly expanded since it was first introduced 20 years ago. While supermicrosurgery was originally developed for procedures involving salvage of the digit tip, the technique is now routinely used in a wide variety of microsurgical cases, including lymphovenous anastomoses, vascularized lymph node transfers and perforator-to-perforator anastomoses. With continued experimentation, standardization of supermicrosurgical training, and high quality studies focusing on the outcomes of these novel procedures, supermicrosurgery can become a routine and valuable component of every microsurgeon's practice.
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