Reconstructive microsurgery
Ortensi, A.; Marchese, V.; Lentini, A.; Stocco, F.; D'Orazi, V.; Gabatel, R.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 18(10): 688-691
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 9479988 Document Number: 483718
Since Microsurgery was born, it has been employed in different surgical fields offering more recently good chances even in sterility. Furthermore microsurgical techniques offer a great support to Plastic Surgery. In fact, it is possible to repair wide tissue damages of the skin, muscles or bones using free flaps. The percentage of success of this surgery increased the overall rate of success of surgical procedures. Therefore a close multidisciplinary relation between the different fields is absolutely required for a correct application of microsurgical techniques.