Use of a microvascular coupler for repair of major distal upper extremity artery injuries

[摘要] Non-suturing alternatives to expedite a microanastomoses while still insuring maximum patency rates to date have best been achieved using everting ring-pin devices. Although these so-called couplers have heretofore primarily been used for the venous microanastomosis during free flap transfers, they have also had limited value for their arterial counterpart.

[学科分类] 外科医学

[关键词] Ring-pin anastomotic coupler;Microvascular surgery;Upper extremity artery repair