Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery

1 Technique of Microvascular Surgery and Preliminary Experimental Studies.- I. Development of Microvascular Surgery.- II. Technical Equipment.- III. Experimental Microvascular Surgery.- IV. Suture Technique in Microvascular Surgery.- V. Complications of Microvascular Suture.- VI. Micromorphological Evidence at the Site of Anastomosis in Small Vessels.- VII. Medical Prophylaxis and Treatment of Vessel Thrombosis and Spasm.- References.- 2 Clinical Microvascular Surgery.- A Replantation with Microvascular Anastomosis (micro-replantation).- I. Definitions and Nomenclature.- II. Classification of Amputations in the Hand.- III. Indications for Replantation.- IV. Guide-lines for the Primary Treatment of Amputation Injuries.- V. Replantation Technique.- VI. Considerations of Differing Levels and Mechanisms of Amputation.- VII. Primary Replacement of Destroyed Phalangeal Joints.- VIII. Primary Finger Transplantation.- IX. Post-operative Management.- X. Physical Management.- XI. Secondary Operations.- XII. Results.- XIII. Microreplantation of Other Parts of the Body -- (e.g., toes, ears, scalping injuries, and penile amputations).- XIV. Replantation Service.- B Tissue Transplantation with Microvascular Anastomosis.- I. Development of Tissue Transplantation Using Microvascular Anastomosis.- II. Definitions and Nomenclature.- III. Indications for Free Tissue Transplantation.- IV. Preparations for Tissue Transplantation.- V. Operating Technique.- VI. Free Flap Transplantation.- VII. Combined Skin and Muscle Flap Transplantation (musculo-cutaneous flaps).- VIII. Combined Skin Flap with Bone Transplantation (osteocutaneous flaps).- IX. Bone Transplantation.- X. Muscle Transplantation.- XI. Transplantation of the Omentum.- XII. Toe Transplantation.- References.