Reconstruction of Anterior and Posterior Tibial Arteries as Recipient Vessels for Free Flap Transfer in Gustilo-Anderson Classification Type IIIB Severe Open Tibial Fractures.

BACKGROUND: In severe lower leg trauma requiring soft tissue transfer, a limited number of run-off vessels is a risk factor for reoperation and flap necrosis. We hypothesized that early reconstruction of injured major arteries (the anterior tibial ar…

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