Tissue expansion: a unit review of non-scalp, non-breast expansion.
The results in 76 tissue expansions of sites other than the breast and scalp in 56 patients are presented. The overall failure rate was 12%, being particularly high in the arm (31%) and low in the leg (0%). Details of the technique used and their relevance to success are discussed.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, West Norwich Hospital.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D009506:Nevus / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000009:adverse effects