Enhanced Free Flap Monitoring through Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices

J Reconstr Microsurg 2024; 40(07): e1-e2
DOI: 10.1055/a-2238-7706

Letter to the Editor

Authors

Michael P. Grant

¹Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Gregory A. Lamaris

¹Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

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