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Emergency free flap reconstruction of a facial gunshot wound
M Olding1, F V Winski, E Aulisi
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
An emergency free rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap was used to reconstruct a massive facial gunshot wound with associated cranial communication immediately after the primary debridement. The bony defect was reconstructed with split calvarial and rib grafts, plates, and screws. The free flap provided adequate coverage of the bony reconstruction and separation of the cranial and sinus cavities.