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Free flap cover of acute burns and post-burn deformity

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Free flaps are currently used in reconstructive surgery as a one-stage procedure to achieve optimal functional and aesthetic results. The results of free flap reconstruction performed on 23 patients, ten of whom had acute burns and 13 with secondary burn deformity, are presented. The latissimus dorsi, parascapular, dorsalis pedis, temporalis and posterior calf fascia where the free flap donor sites. Flap necrosis due to venous thrombosis occurred in only one instance.

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  1. Istituti Ospitalieri di Verona, 1st Division of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Verona, Italy

    D. Barisoni, A. Bortolani, A. Sanna, M. Lorenzini & M. Governa

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Barisoni, D., Bortolani, A., Sanna, A. et al. Free flap cover of acute burns and post-burn deformity. Eur J Plast Surg 19, 257–261 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171880

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