AN INEXPENSIVE METHOD OF INTRAOPERATIVE SKIN STRETCHING FOR CLOSURE OF LARGE CUTANEOUS WOUNDS

Authors
ABRAMSON DL GIBSTEIN LA PRIBAZ JJ
Citation
Dl. Abramson et al., AN INEXPENSIVE METHOD OF INTRAOPERATIVE SKIN STRETCHING FOR CLOSURE OF LARGE CUTANEOUS WOUNDS, Annals of plastic surgery, 38(5), 1997, pp. 540-542
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
01487043
Volume
38
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
540 - 542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(1997)38:5<540:AIMOIS>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A simple and inexpensive method for closure of large wounds is present ed, A rib approximator and two spinal needles, which are readily avail able in mast operating rooms, have been utilized to close large cutane ous wounds of the chest and thigh after flap harvest.