ABSTRACT

Subjects Patients with posttraumatic extremity defects treated by the author’s microsurgical team

Exclusion Criteria Not discussed

Sample Size 532 total patients: 134 in the early group, 167 in the delayed group, and 231 in the late group

Overview of Design A retrospective

Intervention Patients who underwent microsurgical reconstruction of extremity injuries were divided into three groups: those who underwent free flap transfer within 72 hours of injury (early), those treated between 72 hours and 3 months (delayed), and patients treated between 3 months and 12.6 years (late). The outcomes analyzed were

flap failure, infection, bone healing time, the length of the hospital stay, and the number of operative procedures.