Pediatric Microsurgery: A Global Overview

Ali Izadpanah; Steven L Moran

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2020.06.008

Pediatric Microsurgery: A Global Overview

Clin Plast Surg. 2020 Oct;47(4):561-572. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2020.06.008.

Authors

Ali Izadpanah¹, Steven L Moran²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: Moran.steven@mayo.edu.

PMID: 32892801
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2020.06.008

Abstract

As microsurgical expertise has improved, allowing for the safe transfer of smaller and more refined flaps, free tissue transfer has continued to gain popularity for the management of pediatric soft tissue and bony defects. For the past 2 decades pediatric microsurgery has been shown to be technically feasible and reliable. The major advantage of free tissue transfer in children is the ability to reconstruct defects in a single stage, avoiding the historic treatments of skin grafting, tissue expansion, and pedicled flaps. This article reviews the present state-of-the-art in pediatric microsurgery.

Keywords: Children; Free tissue transfer; Microsurgery; Pediatric.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Free Tissue Flaps*
Humans
Male
Microsurgery / methods*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Skin Transplantation
Surgical Flaps
Tissue Expansion