Background Surgical learning curves reflect the trainee's rate of progress in gaining skills
and competence for new procedures. Complex interventions such as free tissue transfers …

Methods We retrospectively reviewed 150 (of 1258) free flaps for head and neck
reconstruction that showed signs of vascular compromise at our institution during a 13-year …

Objective Assess the efficacy of free flap reconstruction performed at a low-volume program
and evaluate how volume and outcomes have changed over 20 years. Study Design Case …

Background: The repair of skin defect wounds is a long-term goal of clinical pursuit.
Currently, free or pedicled skin flap transplantation is commonly used to repair skin defects …

Objectives Owing to the functional and structural complexity of the head and neck area, the
reconstruction of defects in these areas is challenging. Free flap surgery has become …

The aim of this paper was to collect currently available data related to the use of stem cells in
aesthetic dermatology and plastic surgery based on a systemic review of experimental and …

Background Risk stratification, economic pressure, and a flat learning curve make the
realization and development of proper microsurgical skills and competences a challenging …

Importance Incidence of perioperative free flap compromise is low, with successful salvage
in up to 70%. When the flap is compromised a second time, the value of intervening is …

Background To investigate the clinical efficacy and outcomes of skin stretch suturing with
self-locking sliding Nice knots in the treatment of small-or medium-sized wounds. Methods …

Objective The aim of this article is to investigate the results of free-flap reconstructions in the
head and neck area in a secondary low-volume institution and compare these with the …