Risk assessment in delayed free flap reconstruction for severe lower extremity trauma.

Keisuke ShimboRikuo ShinomiyaToru SunagawaNobuo Adachi

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2022)

Our risk assessment system showed that the risk of vascular thrombosis was high at ≥ 3 points and that of complete flap failure was high at ≥ 4 points. Significantly, elevated levels of D-dimer, CPK, and CRP require more caution during reconstruction using free flaps.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
human health
heavy metals
pulmonary embolism
breast reconstruction
soft tissue
early onset
trauma patients