HISTORY OF UPPER EXTREMITY REPLANTATION IN THE
CZECH REPUBLIC AND WORLDWIDE
Sukop A., Tvrdek M., Dušková M., Kufa R., Válka J., Veselý J., Stupka I.
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty Hospital Kr lovsk V inohrady, Charles University, Prague, 2Trauma Hospital, Brno, 3Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty Hospital,Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic |
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Summary:
Replantation surgery is a specialization in plastic surgery which, in comparison with other disciplines, has a relatively
short history of only forty years.
Replantation surgery developed due to experience with macrovascular anastomosis and to the evolution of the
operative microscope, special micro-instruments and ultra delicate suturing material. Due to these advances, it is
possible to implement anastomosis of blood vessels with a diameter smaller than 1-2 mm.
Each of the three pillars of microvascular surgery has its own history. This work outlines their use and the contribution
of each to the development of microsurgery. Finally, it compares the development of replantation surgery in
the Czech Republic and worldwide within a specific timeframe.
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