| dc.description.abstract | Background: Postburn contracture cause functional limitations and also
creating cosmetic defect. Surgical reconstruction is procedure to treat this
abnormality. Methods: The author present a retrospective study, own
experience in surgical treatment in 11 cases with postburn reconstruction
procedure in the period April 2014- April 2015.
Results: The age of patients was between 1 to 15 years old. The etiology of
burn included scald, flame, thermal and electric injury. The single anatomical
site of the body the most frequently involved was fingers 40% and knee 20% ,
and followed of the multiple site of the body 40%. All of the cases in this
study were performed with incisional contracture release and skin grafting.
Conclusion: We concluded that skin grafting as postburn contracture
operative method showed patient satisfaction in cosmetic as well as
functional outcome. | en_US |
