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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2004; 37(02): 055-059
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778595
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Circumferential skin defect - Ilizarov technique in plastic surgery

Vrisha Madhuri
,
Shankar R. Kurpad
,
Manasseh Nithyananth
,
Thilak S Jepegnanam
,
V. T. K. Titus
,
Prema Dhanraj
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ABSTRACT

A young man had an open fracture of the tibia with bone and soft tissue loss in the distal part of thecontrolled lengthening of the distal skin by the lIizarov technique using nylon wires and skin staples to apply traction. This was combined with limb reconstruction done simultaneously using orthofix external fixator. This case report highlights the use of an orthopaedic technique to provide skin cover in distal leg.

KEY WORDS

Circumferential skin loss - Ilizarov technique - distal leg soft tissue loss - skin elongation - open fracture tibia


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