Christmas Tree Background for Supermicrosurgical Anastomosis with the Presence of a Vertical Interval

Conclusion

The use of a Christmas tree–shaped background as described in this study is considered to be a worthwhile method that can improve the performance of anastomosis, in particular, with anastomosis under the difficult conditions with vertical intervals for the blood vessels.

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