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J Reconstr Microsurg 1985; 1(4): 287-289
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007087
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© 1985 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

The Tweener Maneuver

John Cassel1 , Bernard S. Alpert2 , Harry J. Buncke3 , Leonard Gordon4
  • 1Microsurgical Fellow, Ralph K. Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California and Assistant Clinical Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
  • 2 Assistant Clinical Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Medical School, San Francisco, California
  • 3Clinical Professor of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California Medical School, San Francisco, California
  • 4Assistant Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Medical School, San Francisco, California
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A modification of standard microvascular anastomosis procedure is presented, which helps in training and improves clinical technique by conservation of motion. The speed of anastomosis is at least as rapid as the posterior wall technique on which it is based, and it has the advantage of having fewer unused penetrations of the vessel wall and better eversion of the edges.