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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2020; 8(11): 2181-2189
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2181
Published online Jun 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i11.2181
Application of a pre-filled tissue expander for preventing soft tissue incarceration during tibial distraction osteogenesis
Hui Chen, Xiao-Hua Hu, Lin Cheng, Wei-Li Du, Yu-Ming Shen, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China
Xing Teng, Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China
Author contributions: Chen H, Teng X, Hu XH, Cheng L, Du WL, and Shen YM contributed to the writing and revising of the manuscript; all authors proofed the revised version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Beijing Jishuitan Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent as the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yu-Ming Shen, MD, Professor, Chief, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, No. 31 Xinjiekoudong Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, China. shenyumingjst@126.com
Received: March 14, 2020
Peer-review started: March 14, 2020
First decision: April 14, 2020
Revised: April 19, 2020
Accepted: May 13, 2020
Article in press: May 13, 2020
Published online: June 6, 2020
Processing time: 86 Days and 1.2 Hours
Peer-review started: March 14, 2020
First decision: April 14, 2020
Revised: April 19, 2020
Accepted: May 13, 2020
Article in press: May 13, 2020
Published online: June 6, 2020
Processing time: 86 Days and 1.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Bone transport and distraction osteogenesis has been widely used to treat bone defects after traumatic surgery, but skin and soft tissue incarceration can be as high as 27.6%. Skin and soft tissue incarceration often occurs in the late stage of bone transport. Considering that there is currently no ideal solution, the authors devised a new method to prevent the possible formation of skin and soft tissue incarceration using a tissue expander.