Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To describe the design, execution, outcomes, and advantages of a combined flap and split-thickness skin graft reconstructive technique for the repair of wounds of the scalp with exposed bone after Mohs micrographic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analysis of the combined flap and graft technique of 20 scalp defects ranging in size from 6.25 to 37.6 cm(2) is provided. Surgical defects and patient characteristics are described. Follow-up information is reviewed, and complications and final aesthetic results are reported. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The described flap and graft reconstructive technique is a reproducible, one-stage procedure for the reconstruction of medium to large scalp defects with exposed bone, obviating the need for more-complicated, costly, time-consuming procedures. LIMITATIONS: Small sample size, descriptive study.
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Authors | Bishr Aldabagh, Jonathan L Cook |
Journal | Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
(Dermatol Surg)
Vol. 40
Issue 3
Pg. 257-65
(Mar 2014)
ISSN: 1524-4725 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24438208
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
(pathology, surgery)
- Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
(pathology, surgery)
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
(pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous
(pathology, surgery)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mohs Surgery
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
(methods)
- Retrospective Studies
- Scalp
(pathology, surgery)
- Skin Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Skin Transplantation
(methods)
- Surgical Flaps
- Treatment Outcome
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