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J Reconstr Microsurg 1991; 7(2): 109-111
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006769
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© 1991 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

An Experimental Model for Soft-Tissue Coverage of the Traumatized Distal Lower Extremity: The Distally-Based Gracilis Flap

Shahid W. Mian, Mauro C. Romita, Robert E. Tuchler, William W. Shaw
  • The Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center
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Accepted for publication 1990

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A model for regional muscle-flap coverage of experimental soft tissue defects of complex injuries of the rabbit lower leg is presented. This technique has provided reliable and generous coverage without the difficulty or risk of a free flap procedure, nor the limitations of other local flaps.