ABSTRACT
CONTRAINDICATIONS TO FREE TISSUE TRANSFER 1. You are giving a lecture to residents which includes patient selection for free tissue
transfer and microsurgery. Which one of the following should you tell them to help guide their clinical practice? A. Free tissue transfer is contraindicated in certain age groups. B. Free tissue transfer in smokers is associated with increased flap loss. C. Preoperative irradiation is a contraindication to free tissue transfer. D. Smoking after digital replantation significantly increases failure rates. E. Patients with a history of multiple VTE should not undergo free tissue transfer.
