1997
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00009
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Tissue Expansion in Children: A Retrospective Study of Complications

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“…Tissue expanders have been the subject of several reviews 3,5,[12][13][14] . Pediatric and burned populations have been the most studied patients.…”
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“…Tissue expanders have been the subject of several reviews 3,5,[12][13][14] . Pediatric and burned populations have been the most studied patients.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…As the volume inside the implant increases, tension placed on the overlying and adjacent tissues increases 4 . The expanded skin undergoes histological changes that are well documented: the epidermis exhibits increased mitotic activity, there is recruitment of adjacent tissue, which is believed to contribute to the additional skin, the dermis thins considerably but it is often masked clinically by the thick fibrous capsule that forms around the implant 5 . Skin expansion allows the surgeon to generate additional amounts of precious tissue, to thin the flap, and to increase its vascularity 6 .…”
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“…A utilização de expansores, nos membros inferiores, não tem sido motivo de muitas publicações, devido ao temor da sua utilização pelo maior número de complicações neste segmento e pela maior dificuldade na condução do processo de expansão, principalmente quando é realizado na perna, o que requer maior restrição ao paciente [13][14][15][17][18][19] .…”
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“…As expansões nos membros inferiores são as que apresentam, maiores índices de complicações [13][14][15]27 . Manders et al 27 , citam que o entendimento do processo de expansão fez selecionar as indicações e também diminuir as complicações, e descrevem que 85% das infecções nas expansões do membro inferior, ocorreram devido à indicação em feridas ou em expansões realizados no terço inferior.…”
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