Silastic sheet integrated polymenthylmetacrylate splint in addition to surgery for commissure contractures complicated with hypertrophic scar

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 132-135

  Ayhan, Meltem ^a,c   Gorgu, M ^a   Silistreli, K O ^a   Aytug, Z ^a   Erdogan, B ^b  

^a Izmir Ataturk Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acrylic splint; Appliances; Commissure reconstruction; Perioral burn; Silicon sheet

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILASTIC; SILICON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; CASE REPORT; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; MOUTH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PLIABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ULCER; SPLINT; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; CONTRACTURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SPLINTS;

EID: 12144265823     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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