Resurfacing of skin in hand injuries |
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| Authors: | P P Kotwal M Farooque S Rath A Biyani |
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| Institution: | Department of Orthopaedics, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. |
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| Abstract: | The Authors discuss their experience with the use of various flaps (radial artery, groin and abdomen) in the primary or delayed cover of skin defect in the hand, in a total number of 20 cases. All the three types of flaps took up well in 3-4 weeks with minimal complications. The Authors preferred the radial artery flap to the groin and abdominal flaps, in that order. |
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