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Samantha E Bark1, L Marie Keplinger, Andrew J Meyr
1Inova Fairfax Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Falls Church, Virginia, USA. krabmas@yahoo.com
Abstract:
The primary objective of this tip is to assist foot and ankle surgeons in performing a precise 60 degrees lengthening Z-plasty in the operating room without the use of a template or protractor. A ruler and basic trigonometric principles are applied to the line of contracture to obtain consistent and reliable results.
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