A new method in the treatment of postburn scar contractures: Double opposing V-Y-Z plasty

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-503

  Tan, Onder ^a   Atik, Bekir ^b   Ergen, Duygu ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burn; Contracture; Rhomboid; V Y plasty; Z plasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN FLAP; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; V Y Z PLASTY; WOUND HEALING; Z PLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646084604     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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