Contour restoration of large defects of the trunk and extremities.
Advances in reconstructive techniques have led to the ability to provide coverage of wounds previously considered inoperable. Severe deformities of the trunk from trauma, tumor extirpation, and congenital causes have been demonstrated to be manageable using local and distant flaps. This article presents a series of cases of severe contour deformities of the trunk and extremities treated with tissue transplantation.
Kind
G M
GM
Microsurgical Replantation Transplantation Department, Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Buncke
G M
GM
Alpert
B S
BS
D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks / Q000601:surgery*; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male