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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2008; 41(02): 211-213
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699269
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Twenty years′ follow-up of a de-epithelialised turnover flap

A. Gopalakrishna
Department of Plastic Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Allied Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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T. V. Pavan Kumar
Department of Plastic Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Allied Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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15 January 2020 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The authors have used the de-epithelialised turnover flap (Thatte′s Flap) for covering compound defects over the tendo-achilles in 31 patients in the period covering 1980-2000. Two of these patients have come up for follow-up after 20 years. In this late follow-up, the results are good and the tendon which was bridged by the dermis of the flap is functioning to allow the patients to stand on their toes. The de-epithelialised turnover flap is a simple and easy technique giving good long-term results. In spite of all the new advances in flap coverage, the de-epithelialised turnover flap is a good alternative for the tendo-achilles area in the armamentarium of a plastic surgeon.

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De-epithelialised turnover flap - long-term follow-up - Thatte′s flap - tendo-achilles
 
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