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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 50-52Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310007872
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free flap; microsurgery; microvascular thrombosis; free flap failure; radial forearm free flap; revascularisation
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We report a case of successful salvage of a free flap after a late total venous thrombosis. A free forearm flap was used to cover an exposed plate over the ankle. After a normal postoperative course, the patient suddenly developed a total venous thrombosis on day 11. Nevertheless the flap was salvaged completely. This event raises further questions about the revascularisation process, which is commonly thought to occur in 7-8 days.
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