Novel biomarkers of arterial and venous ischemia in microvascular flaps.

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 a...

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Main Authors: Gerard K Nguyen, Brian H Hwang, Yiqiang Zhang, John F W Monahan, Gabrielle B Davis, Yong Suk Lee, Neli P Ragina, Charles Wang, Zhao Y Zhou, Young Kwon Hong, Ryan M Spivak, Alex K Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743756?pdf=render