Vascular complications in reconstructive surgery of the foot.

Even when we assess accurately the preoperative vascular damage of the blood vessel we intend to use for reconstruction, difficulties may arise during operation which cannot be resolved by routine methods. Microvascular surgery is an important part of many modern reconstruction procedures which can be used during reconstruction of the extremity. As an example the authors describe injuries of the left foot involving loos in a 41-year-old patient …