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We aimed to report the clinical outcomes of a case series of posttraumatic lymphedema patients treated with different vascularized lymph node transfers (VLNTs).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Patients and Methods\u2003Five patients with secondary posttraumatic lower limb lymphedema treated with VLNT were included in this report. The groin-VLNT (n\u2009=\u20091), supraclavicular-VLNT (n\u2009=\u20092), and gastroepiploic-VLNT (n\u2009=\u20092) were implemented. The average flap area was 69.8\u2009cm2. Patients underwent postoperative complex decompressive therapy for an average of 10.0 months.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003The average mean circumference reduction rate was 24.4% (range, 10.2\u201337.6%). Postsurgical reduction in the number of infection episodes per year was observed in all patients. The mean follow-up was 34.2 months.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusions\u2003VLNT is a promising surgical treatment for posttraumatic lymphedema patients. 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