Abstract
The use of synthetic cuffs to simplify and hasten microvascular anastomoses is offered as an alternative to conventional methods. In this study, a soft, non-irritating, silicone rubber cuff was used to construct end-to-end and end-to-side cuff-sutured anastomoses in rats. This technique was as rapid as other non-sutured anastomoses, required no assistant, and provoked no foreign-body reactions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 491-494 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of reconstructive microsurgery |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery