Microsurgical reconstruction in traumatic paediatric lower limbs

Is free flap reconstruction a safe option for children with lower limb defects following trauma? The author's seem so... Momeni A, Lanni M, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Microsurgical Reconstruction of Traumatic Lower Extremity Defects in the Pediatric Population. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Apr;139(4):998-1004