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External fixation of extremity flaps and grafts
A Bindiger1, J Ecker, S Kuschner
1Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center 90033.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
Positioning extremities after soft-tissue reconstructive procedures can be difficult, particularly when flaps or skin grafts have been placed for posterior or circumferential defects. We describe a method using the patient's existing external fixator, when present, to aid in the postoperative care and positioning of the patient.