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Achilles tendon cover using a free lateral arm fascial flap

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Cover of an exposed Achilles tendon is a rare but difficult surgical problem. Two cases are presented in which a free lateral arm fascial flap covered with a split-thickness skin graft was used. The morbidity of the donor site was very low, and the functional result was good. Surgical techniques and results are presented.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet Tumor, Center of the Free University of Brussels, 1, rue Héger-Bordet, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: +32-2-374-1600; Fax: +32-2-374-3425 E-mail: vico.pierre@club.innet.be, , , , , , BE

    P. G. Vico & R. Deraemaecker

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  1. P. G. Vico
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Received: 30 April 1997 / Accepted: 29 January 1998

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Vico, P., Deraemaecker, R. Achilles tendon cover using a free lateral arm fascial flap. E J Plastic Surg 21, 290–292 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002380050098

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