title: [External fixation as an aid in plastic surgery].
abstract: Today, reconstructive surgery knows many different skin flaps for treating soft tissue defects. The advantages of Hoffmann's external anchorage are demonstrated by immobilizing skin flaps during their process of healing.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
vernacular_title: Der Fixateur externe als Hilfsmittel bei plastischen Operationen.