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In this article the authors discuss the experience from two large teaching institutions at which rotational and transpositional flaps were used in the management of deep wound infections and dehiscences.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic> The authors generated a list of patients treated via posterior or posterolateral approaches for metastatic tumors or complex degenerative disorders in whom wound complications subsequently developed. Data were obtained from the medical records and reviewed retrospectively.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">Thirty-seven patients were treated with rotational or transpositional flaps at the two institutions during the study period. Patients underwent a mean of 1.3 procedures for the treatment of wound healing problems, and cultures were positive in 70%. In three patients (8%) this treatment failed due to protrusion of hardware through the skin or repeated dehiscence requiring reclosure. 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