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Reconstructive methods were 18 skin grafts, seven local flaps, and three free flaps.
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Conclusion: Hard-to-heal wounds can be unresponsive to traditional wound healing practices or local flaps.
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Reconstructions with local flaps give better aesthetical and functional results than free flaps and skin grafts.
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Free-tissue transfers were used in 12 of the patients and axial local flaps in 2 patients to reconstruct the region with arteriovenous malformations.