A meta-analysis evaluating risk factors for compound free flaps for upper extremity defect reconstruction comparing complications and functional outcomes of compound free flaps with and without bone components.

Ying ZhangEmre GazyakanGabriel HundeshagenSebastian FischerAmir Khosrow BigdeliPatrick Will MarksUlrich KneserChristoph Hirche

Published in: Microsurgery (2021)

Compound flaps for upper extremity defect reconstruction including bone components have a higher venous thrombosis rate compared to compound soft-tissue flaps.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
breast reconstruction
risk factors
bone mineral density
body composition
bone loss