An algorithm to improve outcomes of radial forearm flap donor site.

Salvatore D'ArpaMichele CillinoWalter MazzuccoMatteo RossiSergio MazzolaFrancesco MoschellaAdriana Cordova

Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2017)

Application of the algorithm described has led to a significant reduction in RFF donor site complication rates. This demonstrates that if flap donor sites are analyzed and tailor treated in the same way as primary defects are, instead of being given secondary importance and just grafted, outcomes improve.

Keyphrases

machine learning
deep learning
breast reconstruction
soft tissue
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
neural network
glycemic control