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Plast Reconstr Surg
; 106(1): 102-6, 2000 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10883620
ABSTRACT
A case was presented in which the late reconstruction of left ring and little metacarpal bone defects was carried out using a lengthening device and a double-barrel osteocutaneous free parascapular flap. With this flap, up to 14 cm of nearly straight bone of a suitable width and length for the reconstruction of two metacarpal bones was raised safely. However, it required 3 months of lengthening to create enough space to insert the grafted bone because of the severe resistance of scar contracture and fibrous tissues.