Transfer of a free flap from an acutely burned donor site

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Akyurek M., Safak T.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY, vol.38, no.6, pp.370-372, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 38 Issue: 6
• Publication Date: 2004
• Doi Number: 10.1080/02844310410032819
• Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.370-372
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A deep burn injury of the right upper extremity in a 12-month-old boy was successfully reconstructed with a tensor fascia lata free flap taken from an acutely burned donor thigh, as a healthy donor site was not available elsewhere. The result was satisfactory.