Perforator Based Propeller Flaps in Limb Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Application and Literature Review

The reconstruction of loss of substance due to trauma or oncological excision may have relevant functional and aesthetic implications. We report our experience in twenty-one cases of propeller flaps for the treatment of loss of substance of the upper and lower limbs. The etiology of defect was tumor...

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Main Authors: Stefano Artiaco, Bruno Battiston, Giulia Colzani, Pasquale Bianchi, Gabriele Scaravilli, Elena Boux, Pierluigi Tos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/690649