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The free TRAM flap for breast reconstruction offers superior blood flow and a lower donor defect morbidity than the pedicled flap. In the immediate setting, it is much easier to dissect the recipient vessels, because the thorco-dorsal vessels are not encased in a scarred post-mastectomy bed, which adds to the advantage of the free flap. The operative technique, the results and complications of nine patients having received a free TRAM for immediate breast reconstruction between 5/95 and 3/96 are reported.
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Gabka, C.J., Maiwald, G., Theodorou, D., Bohmert, H. (1996). Sofortrekonstruktion der Brust mit freiem, mikrovaskulärem „TRAM flap“. In: Hartel, W. (eds) Wahrung des Bestandes, Wandel und Fortschritt der Chirurgie. Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie, vol 1996. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80295-9_18
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