• The Third Department of Surgery, Zhengzhou Renji Hospital, Zhengzhou Henan, 450000, P.R.China;
FU Keda, Email: 420792009@qq.com
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Objective  To investigate the application of modified adjustable skin stretching and secure wound-closure system in repairing of skin and soft tissue defect. Methods  Between March 2016 and April 2017, 21 cases of skin and soft tissue defects were repaired with the modified adjustable skin stretching and secure wound-closure system (the size of regulating pressure and the times of adjustment were determined according to the color, temperature, capillary response, and swelling degree of the skin edge). There were 11 males and 10 females, with an average age of 49.2 years (range, 21-67 years). Among them, 1 case was the residual wound after amputation of leg; 18 cases were the wounds after traumatic injury operation, including 4 cases in the lower leg, 3 cases in the knee joint, 7 cases in the upper limb, and 4 cases in the foot; and 2 cases were diabetic feet. The skin defect area ranged from 4.0 cm×2.5 cm to 21.0 cm×10.0 cm. Results  Skin defect wounds closed directly in one stage in 4 cases; 12 cases were closed after continuously stretching for 5-14 days (mean, 10 days); 5 cases were reduced to less than one-half area, and the wound healed after the second skin grafting or flap repairing. All the 21 patients were followed up 3-12 months (mean, 5.2 months). The wound was linear healing with small scar, and no invasive margin, poor blood flow, necrosis, and poor sensory function happened. Conclusion  The modified adjustable skin stretching and secure wound-closure system can reduce the skin and soft tissue defects or close the wound directly, and even replace the skin graft and skin flap repairing. It was a good method for the treatment of skin and soft tissue defect.

Citation: DONG Qiqiang, GU Guojun, WANG Lijun, FU Keda, XIE Shuqiang, ZHANG Songjian, ZHANG Huafeng, WU Zhaosen. Application of modified adjustable skin stretching and secure wound-closure system in repairing of skin and soft tissue defect. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017, 31(12): 1481-1484. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201707103 Copy

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