Intraoperative local flap transforming (iLoFT) method; from hachet to reading-man flap

Local flaps are widely used in soft tissue reconstruction because they result in good colour and texture match. They can be quickly placed without donor site morbidity. However, it is not always easy to preoperatively design a feasible procedure, predict the final scar line or image the tension that...

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Main Authors: Motoi Kato, Shinnosuke Kimura, Masayuki Okochi, Kazuki Ueda, Shoji Watanabe, Azusa Watanabe, Tatsuki Kono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587817300232