Chaouat Marc, Lalanne Bruno, Levan Philippe, Mimoun Maurice
Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Burn Surgery Unit, Rothschild Hospital, 33 boulevard de Picpus, FR 75012 Paris, France.
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2002;36(1):50-2. doi: 10.1080/028443102753478381.
Large scalp defects that include periosteum set surgeons problems in closing the defect and in reconstruction of the hair-bearing area. The external tissue extension (ETE) technique together with a skin expansion device allowed us to reduce a 12 x 7.5 cm scalp defect and to construct a self-closing flap.