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Familial neurogenic acroosteolysis, amputation or skin grafting

A case report

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A patient with familial neurogenic acroosteolytic defect of the foot was treated with a full thickness skin graft in order to prevent amputation of the lower leg. This graft proved to be of good weight bearing capacity. The clinical and morphological features and implications of the disease are discussed.

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  1. Universitätsklinik für Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie and Institut für Pathologische Anatomie der Universität, Anichstraße 35, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    F. Conrad, M. Bauer & I. Höpfel-Kreiner

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Conrad, F., Bauer, M. & Höpfel-Kreiner, I. Familial neurogenic acroosteolysis, amputation or skin grafting. Chir Plastica 5, 45–50 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00289054

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