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Donor area morbidity after flaps: clinical applications of the superficial temporal fascial flap

  • DONOR AREA MORBIDITY AFTER FLAPS
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Ten cases of the superficial temporal fascial flap (STFF) are presented. The indications for the STFF were ear reconstruction, maxillofacial injuries and malformations, and a chronic ulcer above the Achilles tendon. Nine pedicled and one free STFF were used. The flap size was up to a maximum of 12 cm in length and 8 cm in width. There was little aesthetic and no functional impairment at the donor site. There is no doubt that too little attention has been paid to the STFF in the past.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Ludwig Guttmannstrasse 13, 67071 Ludwigshafen, Germany, , , , , , DE

    C. Heitmann

  2. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Düsseldorf and University of Witten Herdecke, Germany, , , , , , DE

    G. Felmerer & G. Ingianni

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  1. C. Heitmann
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15 February 1998 / Accepted: 27 November 1998

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Heitmann, C., Felmerer, G. & Ingianni, G. Donor area morbidity after flaps: clinical applications of the superficial temporal fascial flap. E J Plastic Surg 22, 353–356 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002380050212

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