A New Splint for Dorsal Foot Burns

The treatment of dorsal foot burns has always been posed as a challenge to reconstructive surgeons. Despite of numerous reconstruction methods and appropriate approaches to the dorsal foot burn in acute phase, burn scars and contractures cannot always be prevented. Results of 5 female patients opera...

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Published in:Journal of burn care & research 2018-02, Vol.39 (2), p.308-310
Main Author: Sönmez Ergün, Selma
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The treatment of dorsal foot burns has always been posed as a challenge to reconstructive surgeons. Despite of numerous reconstruction methods and appropriate approaches to the dorsal foot burn in acute phase, burn scars and contractures cannot always be prevented. Results of 5 female patients operated for burn scar contracture release and a new splinting approach are reported here.
ISSN:1559-047X
1559-0488
DOI:10.1097/BCR.0000000000000573