EXPERIENCE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH POST-BURN SCAR CONTRACTURE OF THE NECK
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The neck burn scar contracture: a concept of effective treatment
A neck scar contracture can severely and negatively affect the function of mastication, phonic, or breathing and result in neck pain and issues with esthetics. The best way is of course to avoid such contracture by means of non-surgical treatment such as use of a growth factor. The basic fibroblastic growth factor is clinically well proven in decreasing scar formation and improving healing. The...
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Background. Severe anterior post-burn contracture (PBC) of the neck poses the anaesthesiologist some difficult problems and results in difficult intubation when extension of the atlanto-occipital joint is impaired. Such patients must therefore have the PBC scar released before other procedures are performed, in order to ensure airway control. Objectives. To show our experience with quick surgic...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Managing the airway of post burn contracture of the neck has always been challenging to anesthesiologists as it limits the alignment of oro-pharyngo-laryngeal axes because of functional and anatomical deformities that occur as a result of long standing contractures. Here the role of the King Vision video laryngoscope which is the latest in the series of video laryngosc...
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Figure 1: Pre-operative photograph of the patient showing severe post-burn contracture of the neck We use a simple technique to reliably splint the arm away from the body. A small pillow is folded and is anchored to the forearm and the hand with paper plasters [Figure 1a]. The paper plaster makes sure that, though loosely plastered around the forearm, it prevents movements of the padding from i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta biomedica scientifica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2541-9420,2587-9596
DOI: 10.12737/article_5955e6b49973a0.05045911