Optimizing functional and aesthetic outcomes in post burn head neck reconstruction remains a surgical challenge. Recurrent contractures, impaired range of motion, disfigurement because disruption the subunits face, can result poor patient satisfaction ultimately, contribute to social isolation patient. Despite advancements reconstruction, such as advent free-tissue transfer, split thickness ski...

This case report focuses on the management and treatment of a ten-year-old boy who suffered extensive hand injuries from live firecracker explosion during Diwali celebrations. The purpose is to highlight importance caution when handling fireworks present approach taken in managing patient's injuries. patient underwent comprehensive assessment, plan was formulated. included exploration debrideme...

In frog fast skeletal muscle, we find a decline of twitch, tetanus, and maximum K and caffeine contracture tensions as tonicity of the bathing solution is increased. The decline of tension independent of the method of producing contraction indicates that the major effect of hypertonicity is directly on contractile tension probably because of the increased internal ionic strength. However, there...

BACKGROUND Subclinical infections, manifest as biofilms, are considered an important cause of capsular contracture. Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) are frequently used in revision surgery to prevent recurrent capsular contractures. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify an association between capsular contracture and biofilm formation on breast prostheses, capsules, and ADMs in a tissue expander/im...

QUESTIONS What is the incidence of contractures six months after stroke? Can factors measured within four weeks of stroke predict the development of elbow, wrist, and ankle contractures six months later? DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive sample of 200 adults with stroke admitted to a Sydney hospital. OUTCOME MEASURES Loss of range of motion in major joints of the b...

1. The effect of mechanical vibration on active tension in an echinoderm somatic smooth muscle was studied using the longitudinal retractor muscle (LRM) of a sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus. 2. The steady contracture tension in LRM fibres maximally activated with 10(-3) mol l-1 acetylcholine (ACh) was reduced by vibrations (peak-to-peak amplitude, 0.5­2.5 % of l0, where l0 is the slack len...

OBJECTIVE Scar contracture of the neck after a burn-injury can cause both functional and aesthetic problems, and still presents a challenge for plastic surgeons. The anatomic area and adjacent structures such as the lower lip, trachea and neuro-vascular structures which are affected by the scar make treatment diffucult. Scarring and contracture of the neck region may severely limit function, ca...

Children with upper extremity burns frequently develop axillary contractures that can restrict movement. Surgical axillary contracture release is performed to restore function. The purpose of this study is to determine the long-term effects (up to 7 years) of surgical axillary contracture release on upper extremity motion during simulated activities of daily living using three-dimensional motio...

BACKGROUND Silicone implants are frequently used in augmentation rhinoplasty in Asians. A common complication of silicone augmentation rhinoplasty is capsular contracture. This is similar to the capsular contracture after augmentation mammoplasty, but a classification for secondary contracture after augmentation rhinoplasty with silicone implants has not yet been established, and treatment algo...