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Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Complex Wounds

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Because of the complex nature of tibial pilon fractures, and the difficulties that are presented during reconstruction, a wide variety of treatment methods has been proposed by different authors [1–8].

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  1. Unità di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva degli Arti, Istituto di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva, Italy

    L. Vaienti

  2. Istituto Policlinico San Donato, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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Vaienti, L. (2002). Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Complex Wounds. In: Fractures of the Tibial Pilon. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2123-5_10

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