Wound breakdown reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification of the elbow following severe burn injury: A case report

Wound breakdown reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification of the elbow following severe burn injury: A case report

We report the case of a wound complication that was reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification (HO) of the elbow in a patient with severe burns. Careful attention should be paid to wound complication and HO recurrence in patients undergoing surgical treatmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns open : an international open access journal for burn injuries 2017-07, Vol.1 (1), p.37-40
Hauptverfasser: Hirakawa, Akihiro, Ohno, Yoshiyuki, Komura, Shingo, Akiyama, Haruhiko
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Sprache:eng
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Burn
Complication
Elbow
Heterotopic ossification
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a wound complication that was reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification (HO) of the elbow in a patient with severe burns. Careful attention should be paid to wound complication and HO recurrence in patients undergoing surgical treatment for elbow HO following burn injury.
ISSN:2468-9122
2468-9122
DOI:10.1016/j.burnso.2017.05.002