Steal Syndrome in Free Flap Microvascular Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity: Systematic Review of Incidence, Risk Factors, and Surgical Management

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Dear authors congratulations for this work on a rarely treated field.

The paper is well done, with an adequate review and a good discussion.

 

Author Response

Dear authors congratulations for this work on a rarely treated field. The paper is well done, with an adequate review and a good discussion.

 

Reply: Thank you very much for your kind and encouraging remarks regarding our manuscript.

 

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Minor revison requiriesds

1. Page 1, line 14 po-tential replaced with potential
2. Page 1, line 17 Li-brary replaced with Library
3. Page 1, line 23 Comorbidi-ties replaced with Comorbidities
4. Page 2, lin3 53 col-loaboration replaced with collaboration
5. Page 2, line 73 syn-drome replaced with syndrome
6. Page 3, line 114 recon-struction repleced with reconstruction
7. Page 3, line 118 rel-evant replaced with relevant
8. Page 3, line 125 syn-drome replaced with syndrome
9. Page 3, line 133 yield-ing replaced with yielding
10. Page 5, line 155 out-comes replaced with outcomes
11. Page 5, line 164 MED-LINE replaced with MEDLINE
12. Page 5, line 177 USA replaced with United States of America (USA)
13. Page 6, line 193 periph-eral replaced with peripheral
14. Page 6, line latissimus dorsi (LD) replaced with LD
15. Page 6, line 213 PTFE abbreviated name
16. Page 7, line 236 below-...(BKS) replaced with BKA
17. Page 8, line 255 demon-strated repaleced with demonstrated
18. Page 8, line 272 recommen-dations replaced with recommendations
19. Page 8, line 276 recon-struction replaced with reconstruction
20. Page 8, line 279 phe-nomenon replaced with phenomenon
21. Page 9, line 289 com-mon replaced with common
22. Page 9, line 300 re-sistance repalced with resistance
23. Page 9, line 332 myocu-taneous repalced with myocutaneous
24. Page 10, line 342 anas-tomosis repalced with anastomosis
25. Page 10, line 342 syndrome.synrome replaced with syndrome
26. Page 10, line 346 high-lighted replaced with highlighted
27. Page 10, line 353 ex-cluded replaced with excluded
28. Page 10, line 359 latissimus dorsi replaced with LD
29. Page 10, line 377 below... (BKA)  replaced with BKA
30. Page 11, line 407 man-agement replaced with management
31. Page 11, line 416 accor-ding replaced according
32. Page 11, line 431 periphral.. (PVD) replaced with PVD
33. Page 11, line 432 preex-isting replaced with preexisting
34. Page 12, line 446 pre-venting replaced with preventing
35. Page 12, line 450 Uni-versity repleced with University

Author Response

Reviewer 2 Comments:

 

 

Minor revisions required

Page 1, line 14 potential: po-tential replaced with potential Page 1, line 17 Library: Li-brary replaced with Library

Page 1, line 23 Comorbidities: Comorbidi-ties replaced with Comorbidities Page 2, line 53 collaboration: col-loaboration replaced with collaboration Page 2, line 73 syndrome: syn-drome replaced with syndrome

Page 3, line 114 reconstruction: recon-struction replaced with reconstruction Page 3, line 118 relevant: rel-evant replaced with relevant

Page 3, line 125 syndrome: syn-drome replaced with syndrome Page 3, line 133 yielding: yield-ing replaced with yielding

Page 5, line 155 outcomes: out-comes replaced with outcomes Page 5, line 164 MEDLINE: MED-LINE replaced with MEDLINE

Page 5, line 177 United States of America (USA): USA replaced with United States of America

 

(USA)

Page 6, line 193 peripheral: periph-eral replaced with peripheral

Page 6, line latissimus dorsi (LD): latissimus dorsi (LD) replaced with LD Page 6, line 213 PTFE: PTFE abbreviated name

Page 7, line 236 BKA: below-...(BKS) replaced with BKA

Page 8, line 255 demonstrated: demon-strated replaced with demonstrated

Page 8, line 272 recommendations: recommen-dations replaced with recommendations Page 8, line 276 reconstruction: recon-struction replaced with reconstruction

Page 8, line 279 phenomenon: phe-nomenon replaced with phenomenon Page 9, line 289 common: com-mon replaced with common

Page 9, line 300 resistance: re-sistance replaced with resistance

Page 9, line 332 myocutaneous: myocu-taneous replaced with myocutaneous Page 10, line 342 anastomosis: anas-tomosis replaced with anastomosis Page 10, line 342 syndrome: syndrome.synrome replaced with syndrome Page 10, line 346 highlighted: high-lighted replaced with highlighted

Page 10, line 353 excluded: ex-cluded replaced with excluded Page 10, line 359 LD: latissimus dorsi replaced with LD

Page 10, line 377 BKA: below... (BKA) replaced with BKA

Page 11, line 407 management: man-agement replaced with management Page 11, line 416 according: accor-ding replaced with according

Page 11, line 431 PVD: periphral.. (PVD) replaced with PVD

Page 11, line 432 preexisting: preex-isting replaced with preexisting Page 12, line 446 preventing: pre-venting replaced with preventing Page 12, line 450 University: Uni-versity replaced with University

 

Reply: We sincerely thank the reviewer for their valuable suggestions. We have carefully reviewed and addressed all the requested revisions. The noted issues appear to have arisen during the copy- editing process in alignment with the journal’s formatting requirements. Nonetheless, we have attended to each point to ensure clarity, consistency, and adherence to the journal’s standards. We appreciate the reviewer’s attention to detail and their contribution to improving the quality of our manuscript.

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