LRMC launches microvascular reconstructive surgical services

Show Caption + Show Caption + Show Caption + Show Caption + U.S. Army Surgeons performed the first microvascular reconstruction and anastomosis procedure at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Dec. 3.

The first-of-its-kind procedure at LRMC expands services and capabilities at the only Level II Trauma Center outside the United States and principal evacuation and treatment center for all injured U.S. Service Members, civilians and Coalition Forces serving across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Microvascular anastomosis procedures involve the removal of soft-tissue defects followed by reconstructive techniques such as flap reconstruction where healthy, live tissue is moved from one part of […]

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