An algorithm for the release of burn contractures of the extremities

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 663-668

  Hudson, Donald A ^a   Renshaw, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burn contracture

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SKIN; BURN CONTRACTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DERMIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SKIN FLAP; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; Y V PLASTY; Z PLASTY;

ALGORITHMS; ARM INJURIES; BURNS; CICATRIX; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 33748205521     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.02.009     Document Type: Review

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