Free Flap Reconstruction of the Extremities in Patients Who are ≥65 Years Old: A Single-Center Retrospective 1-to-1 Matched Analysis.

Nick SpindlerPhilipp Pieroh Ulrich Josef Albert SpieglSergey ArakelyanJohannes Karl Maria FaklerChristoph-Eckhard HeydeStefan Langer

Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2021)

This study failed to detect a significant age-related difference in the flap necrosis rate after free flap reconstruction of extremity defects. Therefore, with careful perioperative management and patient selection, microsurgical free flap reconstruction is a feasible option for older patients.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiac surgery
prognostic factors
patients undergoing
case report
acute kidney injury
internal carotid artery