Severe multiple extensive postburn contractures: A simultaneous approach with total scar tissue excision and resurfacing with dermal regeneration template

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 913-917

  Figus, Andrea ^a,b   Leon Villapalos, Jorge ^a   Philp, Bruce ^a   Dziewulski, Peter ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

BODY SURFACE; BURN CONTRACTURE; BURN SCAR; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXCISION; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WOUND DRESSING;

BURNS; CHILD; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 36049002103     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318159eb8c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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