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Despite numerous clinical studies on free flaps in wound reconstruction, comprehensive bibliometric analyses to systematically review their clinical applications and identify emerging research trends are lacking.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study analyzed literature from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC), Pubmed, and Embase databases spanning 2004 to 2025. 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