Early Rotation of a Cross-Lip Flap to Repair a Defect Caused by a Human Bite
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 64 (4) , 558-559
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-197910000-00031
Abstract
A case is presented of loss of half of the lower lip from a human bite. An Estlander flap was used on the fifth day for reconstruction, with no infection and a good result. This shows the advantage of a "delayed primary closure" in some of these badly contaminated wounds.Keywords
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