Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03544697
Easy Way of Choosing Rectangular Expander and Getting Maximum Benefit From Expanded Tissue
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 19 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Background: Tissue expanders are widely used for reconstruction of tissue defects. The choice of expander and planning the flap is complicated for the inexperienced surgeon. Objective: To demonstrate the choice of expander sizes proper for the tissue defect and maximum advancement technique during the defect coverage. Methods: The present study included 19 patients who were operated between January 2013 and January 2017. The expander projection was chosen in the manner that it would be more than the half length of the defect to be occurred and the expander width was chosen as wide as possible based on the area of its placement. After the expansion was completed, advancement method was used to cover the defect.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Skin expansion and repair with flaps |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-01-01
- Completion
- 2018-01-01
- First posted
- 2018-06-04
- Last updated
- 2018-06-04
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03544697. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.