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Novel biomarkers of arterial and venous ischemia in microvascular flaps.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Nguyen Gerard K, Hwang Brian H, Zhang Yiqiang, Monahan John F W, Davis Gabrielle B, Lee Yong Suk, Ragina Neli P, Wang Charles, Zhou Zhao Y, Hong Young Kwon, Spivak Ryan M, Wong Alex K
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The field of reconstructive microsurgery is experiencing tremendous growth, as evidenced by recent advances in face and hand transplantation, lower limb salvage after trauma, and breast reconstruction. Common to all of these procedures is the creation of a nutrient vascular supply by microsurgical anastomosis between a single artery and vein. Complications related to occluded arterial inflow and obstructed venous...
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