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. 2004 Dec 18;29(1):39–41. doi: 10.1007/s00264-004-0615-5

Local flap coverage following posteromedial release in clubfoot surgery in older children

B Jagannath Kamath 1,2,✉, Praveen Bhardwaj 1
PMCID: PMC3456956  PMID: 15609035

Abstract

We present our experience of avoiding skin problems in older children with severe clubfoot deformity. We used a local transpositional flap coverage during wound closure following posteromedial release. We present our experience in five cases.

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B. Jagannath Kamath, Phone: +91-824-2440233, FAX: +91-824-2428183, Email: bjkamath@satyam.net.in.

Praveen Bhardwaj, Email: praveenbhardwaj1@rediffmail.com.

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