Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma
Free tissue transfer has become the standard in wound coverage and further refinements have given us newer flap donor sites or modifications of existing flaps to decrease morbidity; smaller vessels are being anastomosed, a direct spin-off following successful distal replantations. Younger children a...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2019-01-01
|
| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688094 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849765742580334592 |
|---|---|
| author | R. Srikanth |
| author_facet | R. Srikanth |
| author_sort | R. Srikanth |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Free tissue transfer has become the standard in wound coverage and further refinements have given us newer flap donor sites or modifications of existing flaps to decrease morbidity; smaller vessels are being anastomosed, a direct spin-off following successful distal replantations. Younger children are presenting with traumatic defects similar to adults. Although there were apprehensions of free tissue transfer in children occasioned by smaller vessels, duration of procedure and concerns of growth following flap harvest, reports of small and large series have appeared in the literature with similar success. Pediatric-free tissue transfer is now an established entity. This article seeks to arrive at a consensus based on a review of the existing literature on free flaps for skin and soft-tissue coverage of lower limb trauma in children. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-c665de8bb992403b92cfbaaa7954fe8a |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 0970-0358 1998-376X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2019-01-01 |
| publisher | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
| spelling | doaj-art-c665de8bb992403b92cfbaaa7954fe8a2025-08-20T03:04:46ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2019-01-01520103704410.1055/s-0039-1688094Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb TraumaR. Srikanth0Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaFree tissue transfer has become the standard in wound coverage and further refinements have given us newer flap donor sites or modifications of existing flaps to decrease morbidity; smaller vessels are being anastomosed, a direct spin-off following successful distal replantations. Younger children are presenting with traumatic defects similar to adults. Although there were apprehensions of free tissue transfer in children occasioned by smaller vessels, duration of procedure and concerns of growth following flap harvest, reports of small and large series have appeared in the literature with similar success. Pediatric-free tissue transfer is now an established entity. This article seeks to arrive at a consensus based on a review of the existing literature on free flaps for skin and soft-tissue coverage of lower limb trauma in children.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688094free flapslower limb traumapediatric |
| spellingShingle | R. Srikanth Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery free flaps lower limb trauma pediatric |
| title | Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma |
| title_full | Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma |
| title_fullStr | Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma |
| title_short | Free Tissue Transfer in Pediatric Lower Limb Trauma |
| title_sort | free tissue transfer in pediatric lower limb trauma |
| topic | free flaps lower limb trauma pediatric |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1688094 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rsrikanth freetissuetransferinpediatriclowerlimbtrauma |