TITLE:
A Rare Case of Multiple Scar Contractures after Burn Injury
AUTHORS:
Haibin Wang, Zhongsheng Sun, Xiang Xu, Shengkang Luo
KEYWORDS:
Burn; Scar; Contracture
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Plastic Surgery,
Vol.3 No.3,
July
1,
2013
ABSTRACT: A nine-year-old girl sustained extreme
postburn contractures of the face, neck, both axillae, elbows, wrists, and
ankles, due to flame injury 5 years ago. No primary and plastic surgical burn
treatment was available in a remote area of China. From October, 2005 to April,
2007, all adhesions were released in five operations and the huge defects
covered with local musculo-cutaneous flaps, z-plasties, and with thick split
skin gafts. This led to an optimal functional result and an aesthetic
restoration of the face, giving her, back her self-esteem in daily life.