Abstract |
There is little reported on serial tissue expansion for reconstruction of burns of the head and neck. Fourteen children (mean age 7.8 years, range 3-11 years) treated over almost an 11 year period, had a total of 67 expanders used. Fourteen children had expansion performed on the first occasion, 14 again on a second occasion, 10 on a third occasion and one on a fourth occasion. The major complication rate (expander extruded prior to completion of the expansion process) was 21,25 and 14%, respectively. In all cases, the burn scar was completely excised or reduced in size. Serial tissue expansion should be considered as a useful method of reconstruction burns of the head and neck.
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Authors | D A Hudson, E Arasteh |
Journal | Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
(Burns)
Vol. 27
Issue 5
Pg. 481-7
(Aug 2001)
ISSN: 0305-4179 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 11451602
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Africa
- Burns
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Craniocerebral Trauma
(etiology, surgery)
- Esthetics
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Injury Severity Score
- Male
- Neck Injuries
(etiology, surgery)
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
(methods)
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Tissue Expansion
(adverse effects, methods)
- Treatment Outcome
- Wound Healing
(physiology)
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