Abstract
In a retrospective study, including 60 patients, after free latissimus dorsi transplantation (FLDT) to the lower leg, we found persistent pedicle blood flow up to ten years postoperatively. After uncomplicated FLDT, the pedicle supported the flap in all cases. After complicated FLDT (hematoma, thrombosis, infection) only 50% of all flaps after ten years were perfused by the vascular pedicle.
| Translated title of the contribution | Does free-flap perfusion remain autonomous |
|---|---|
| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 193-196 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |