title: Expanded free scalp flap.
abstract: Expansion of a large free scalp flap before transfer can allow direct closure of the flap donor site, thereby avoiding the need for a skin graft or local flap to close the donor site. A case is presented of anterior scalp reconstruction with an expanded posterior scalp free flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kakibuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion