Extended dermal apposition: a simple technique for the closure of irradiated perineal and sacral wounds

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jun;127(6):170e-173e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318213a3e2.

Authors

Tristan L Hartzell¹, Miguel Medina, Francis J Hornicek, William G Austen Jr

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Hartzell, Medina) Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Hornicek) Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. (Austen).

PMID: 21617445
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318213a3e2

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Buttocks / surgery*
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Perineum / injuries*
Perineum / radiation effects
Perineum / surgery*
Radiation Injuries / surgery*
Sacrococcygeal Region / injuries*
Sacrococcygeal Region / radiation effects
Sacrococcygeal Region / surgery*
Suture Techniques
Wound Healing