Long-Term Quality of Life after Free Flap Upper Extremity Reconstruction for Traumatic Injuries.

Sara van BekkumTim de JongMichiel ZuidamMarc A M Mureau

Published in: Journal of reconstructive microsurgery (2019)

Free flap upper extremity reconstruction is challenging. At 10 years of follow-up, the injury and its treatment continued to have a significant impact on the upper extremity function and daily QoL, with chronic pain being an important factor negatively affecting these outcomes.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
spinal cord injury
physical activity
type diabetes
combination therapy
glycemic control
smoking cessation