Wb. Greene, ONE-STAGE RELEASE OF CONGENITAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONSTRICTION BANDS, Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 75A(5), 1993, pp. 650-655
A one-stage release of circumferential congenital constriction bands w
as performed in four extremities (three patients). No wound problems o
ccurred, even when there had been marked swelling of the extremity dis
tal to the band. The one-stage release facilitated postoperative care,
and there was no need for additional periods of anesthesia or for add
itional operations, which are necessary when this problem is treated w
ith a release performed in two or three stages.