Biomaterial Database

Reconstructive microsurgery--a review. 1986

L T Ostrup, and S K Vilkki

We present some important current applications of reconstructive microsurgery. This field is expanding rapidly and the techniques are finding application in many branches of surgery. There is a pressing need for educational programs and training in microsurgery, as well as for continued research. Many of the procedures reviewed here have already been shown to substantially reduce costs, shorten hospitalization, and lessen patient disability; and as a result, several conventional procedures have been out-dated. We have stressed the concept that this is team surgery. To cover the needs of replantation and emergency free flaps around the clock, several microsurgeons must work together in established centers, and the team must possess expertise from all the involved surgical specialities. This may imply revision of many organizational aspects of patient care. Replantation centers would provide the necessary educational bases and give an impetus to the development of microsurgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D009132	Muscles	Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.	Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D010525	Peripheral Nerves	The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.	Endoneurium,Epineurium,Perineurium,Endoneuriums,Epineuriums,Nerve, Peripheral,Nerves, Peripheral,Perineuriums,Peripheral Nerve
D012092	Replantation	Restoration of an organ or other structure to its original site.	Reimplantation,Surgical Replantation,Replantation, Surgical,Reimplantations,Replantations,Replantations, Surgical,Surgical Replantations
D006132	Growth Plate	The area between the EPIPHYSIS and the DIAPHYSIS within which bone growth occurs.	Cartilage, Epiphyseal,Epiphyseal Cartilage,Epiphyseal Plate,Cartilages, Epiphyseal,Epiphyseal Cartilages,Epiphyseal Plates,Growth Plates,Plate, Epiphyseal,Plate, Growth,Plates, Epiphyseal,Plates, Growth
D006225	Hand	The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb.	Hands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014034	Toes	Any one of five terminal digits of the vertebrate FOOT.	Toe
D016025	Bone Transplantation	The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site.	Grafting, Bone,Transplantation, Bone,Bone Grafting