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A surgeon must choose the reconstruction most appropriate to the patient in front of them, their life style and functional needs and also not forget the cosmetic consequences of their choice of reconstruction so important to many patients. Today there are a wide range of reconstructive options for most defects whether skin only or composite tissue defects.
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Watson, S. (2015). General Principles of Skin Cover and Flaps to the Elbow, Forearm, Wrist and Hand. In: Trail, I., Fleming, A. (eds) Disorders of the Hand. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6554-5_5
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