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S. Bhattacharya, S. K. Bhatnagar and R. Chandra, “Postburn Contracture of the Neck—Our Experience with a New Dynamic Extension Splint,” Burns, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1991, pp. 65-67. doi:10.1016/0305-4179(91)90016-A

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• 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.