TY - JOUR
T1 - Myofasciocutaneous expansion in the tegumentary rehabilitation of the amputation stump.
AU - Riberti, C.
AU - Parodi, P. C.
AU - Osti, M.
AU - Longhi, P.
AU - Vaienti, L.
AU - Azzolini, C.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - In post-traumatic amputations, in particular in leg amputations, the presence of an unstable scar or of ulcerous areas that are difficult to heal in the site of the amputation stump constitutes a repair problem that is not easily solved. In this specific field of reconstruction skin expansion has earned significant agreement, and is even considered to be a safe and reliable method for the surgical rehabilitation of the amputation stump, allowing us to obtain high-quality tegumentary covering, with no excessive thickness, that adapts well to the prosthesis and to the underlying skeleton, and that is characterized by good sensitivity of protection. Tegumentary amplification may, in some cases, also become myocutaneous, allowing us to obtain more tissue thickness for protection in patients submitted to chronic loading that lasts longer and in those with thin teguments, in which traditional expansion could determine excessive narrowing of the tegumentary covering, following atrophy caused by compression of the subcutaneous adipose tissue.
AB - In post-traumatic amputations, in particular in leg amputations, the presence of an unstable scar or of ulcerous areas that are difficult to heal in the site of the amputation stump constitutes a repair problem that is not easily solved. In this specific field of reconstruction skin expansion has earned significant agreement, and is even considered to be a safe and reliable method for the surgical rehabilitation of the amputation stump, allowing us to obtain high-quality tegumentary covering, with no excessive thickness, that adapts well to the prosthesis and to the underlying skeleton, and that is characterized by good sensitivity of protection. Tegumentary amplification may, in some cases, also become myocutaneous, allowing us to obtain more tissue thickness for protection in patients submitted to chronic loading that lasts longer and in those with thin teguments, in which traditional expansion could determine excessive narrowing of the tegumentary covering, following atrophy caused by compression of the subcutaneous adipose tissue.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10052238
AN - SCOPUS:0032106732
VL - 83
SP - 291
EP - 297
JO - Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento
JF - Chirurgia degli Organi di Movimento
SN - 0009-4749
IS - 3
ER -