Tissue expansion technique and the transposition flap.
A simple clinical guide is provided for calculation of the size of tissue expander necessary for any given defect. The use of an expanded transposition flap is demonstrated and its advantages expounded.
Joss
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Department of Plastic Surgery, West Norwich Hospital.
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Chapman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices