Reconstruction of complicated scalp defect via skin traction

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 263-264

  Turgut, Gürsel ^a   Özcan, Arzu ^a   Sümer, Onur ^a   Yeşiloǧlu, Nebil ^a   Baş, Lütfü ^a  

^a Sisli Etfal Research and Educational Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mechanical creep; Skin traction; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; GRAFT NECROSIS; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN FLAP; SKIN TRACTION; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NECROSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; REOPERATION; SCALP; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE EXPANSION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; NECROSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; SCALP; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 65449174948     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181843766     Document Type: Article

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