Use of Dorsal Metacarpal Artery Flaps in Post Burn Reconstruction – Two Cases Report
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Treatment of post burn contractures of the hand, implies in most of cases the use of a full thickness skin graft, especially when the contracture doesn’t involve deeper structures but only the skin and the subcutaneous tissues. But in spite of being the “golden standard” in the treatment of these cases, use of a full thickness skin graft carries with it certain inconveniences such as those related to its take, secondary contracture, donor site morbidity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011