The use of slide-swing plasty in closing skin defects: a clinical study based on 1,308 cases.

The results of the slide-swing plasty are reviewed over a period of 16 years. A total of 1,308 patients were analyzed with regard to location and etiology. The slide-swing plasty has proved successful in practice. Its great advantage consists in the possibility of closing large defects without skin grafting. Compared to other methods, the slide-swing plasty offers additional possibilities concerning location and size. Furthermore, regional anatomic peculiarities can add to the possibilities of this procedure. Not the least interesting is the direct closing of the donor site.