title: Tissue expansion in functional and aesthetic reconstruction of the trunk and extremities. Case report.
abstract: To illustrate how the technique of tissue expansion may be adapted for different types of reconstruction, the following cases are described: a 10-year-old girl with a circumferential naevus from shoulder (at the back) and umbilicus (at the front) to the knees; a 3-year-old boy with a severe injury to the left arm; a 36-year-old man with an amputation injury of the left hip; and an 18-year-old girl with scars from a complicated fracture of the left lower leg. In all cases function and/or appearance were considerably improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Wieslander
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices