Circumferential skin defect - Ilizarov technique in plastic surgery

Circumferential skin defect - Ilizarov technique in plastic surgery

A young man had an open fracture of the tibia with bone and soft tissue loss in the distal part of the left leg following a crush injury. The circumferential skin defect was successfully treated with controlled lengthening of the distal skin by the Ilizarov technique using nylon wires and skin stapl...

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Main Authors: Madhuri Vrisha, Kurpad Shankar, Nithyananth Manasseh, Jepegnanam Thilak, Titus V, Dhanraj Prema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2004-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Circumferential skin loss
Ilizarov technique
distal leg soft tissue loss
skin elongation
open fracture tibia
Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2004;volume=37;issue=1;spage=55;epage=59;aulast=Madhuri

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