Use of tissue expansion in clubfoot surgery.
Tissue expansion was used successfully to prepare adequate soft tissue for closure following a difficult clubfoot correction. The gradual expansion was done weekly at the outpatient clinics (average 3-4 months). The procedure proved to be useful in severe cases of clubfoot.
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.
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D001176:Arthrogryposis / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015626:Tissue Expansion