title: [Value of cutaneous expansion in the repair of skin defects after posterior surgical intervention on the spine].
abstract: Tissue expansion spreads widely its field of application through the treatment of large cutaneous defects. Spinal surgery represents a new field for this technique. Iterative and large posterior midline approach can lead to skin necrosis and deep infection which imposes a second look attempt with ablation of orthopaedic devices. Tissue expansion associated with advancement flaps represents a less aggressive choice to treat such post-surgical complications saving regional skin and muscles rather than with conventional flaps. The authors report four cases in which such a technique was applied with long term satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Chirurgicale Orthopédique, C.H.U., Nantes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Passuti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Touchais
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bainvel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices
vernacular_title: Intérêt de l'expansion cutanée dans les reprises des voies d'abord postérieures du rachis.