The staggered ellipse.
An incision is described in which the two ends of an elliptical excision are displaced. This can be used in two situations; in the reduction in length of one side of a digit and in the excision of two lesions close together.
Evans
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The Hand Clinic, Oakley Green, Windsor, UK.
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