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Sixty rotation flaps (in 40 paraplegics) to cover pressure sores and unstable scars in the region of the buttocks are reported. There were 12 complications (20 per cent), none jeopardising the result of the operation. Advantages of the rotation flap are its good blood supply if generously outlined and the possibility of using the same flap a second or even third time if necessary.
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Krupp, S., Zäch, G. Operative treatment of pressure sores in paraplegics by rotation flap. Spinal Cord 14, 29–35 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1976.4
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