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Repair of "coup de sabre" with tissue expander
M Nakahara1, K Harii, A Yamada
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
British Journal of Plastic Surgery
|November 1, 1991
Abstract:
Two cases of coup de sabre, a linear form of scleroderma, treated by means of tissue expansion, are discussed. Expanded skin flaps on the scalp and forehead provided sufficient skin and tissue for closure of the defect after resection of the defect, and good results were obtained.