‘Turn-Over’ Flap for Pressure Sores

This paper describes the use of deepithelialized ‘Turn-over’ flaps to cover pressure sores in paraplegic patients. Four patients have been treated successfully using this technique. The possible advantages of this flap are mentioned.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D. L. Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1775525