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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Reliability of Long Vein Grafts for Reconstruction of Massive Wounds.

Brian Chuong, Kristopher Katira, Taylor Ramsay, John LoGiudice, Antony Martin

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Rectus Abdominis Fat Grafting: Outcomes and Safety.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026
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  6. Cross-Leg Microvascular Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap as a Safe, Viable, and Reserve Option for Reconstruction in a Vessel-Depleted Limb.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2024
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5 authors.

Brian ChuongCollege of Science Main Campus, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Kristopher KatiraIntermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6157-2710
Taylor RamsaySalt Lake Community College, Main Campus, Salt Lake City, UT 84123, USA.
John LoGiudiceDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Antony MartinIntermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When handling large wounds, zone of injury is a key concept in reconstructive microsurgery, as it pertains to the selection of recipient vessels. Historically, surgeons have avoided placing microvascular anastomosis within widely traumatized, inflamed, or radiated fields. The harvest of vein grafts facilitates reconstruction in complex cases by extending arterial and/or venous pedicle length. To illustrate the utility and fidelity of these techniques, this paper reviews the indications and outcomes for vein grafting in ten consecutive patients at a single tertiary referral center hospital. The case series presented is unique in three aspects. First, there are two cases of successful coaptation of the flap artery to the side of the arterial limb of an arteriovenous loop. Second, there is a large proportion of cases where vein grafts were used to elongate the venous pedicle. In these 10 cases, the mean vein graft length was 37 cm. We observed zero flap failures and zero amputations. Although limited in sample size, these case data support the efficacy and reliability of long segment vein grafting in complex cases in referral centers.

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AV loopsend-to-side anastomosesfree flap reconstructionmicrosurgeryplastic surgery

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PMID37834854
PMCPMC10573940

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