Our modification of anti-deformity splint in acute hand burns
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Acute dorsal hand burns in children.
Hand burns in children, whether isolated or part of massive burns, require special attention. A crucial element in this respect is the preservation and full restoration of hand function. Most cases of severe sequelae after burns are associated with hand burns. From January 2002 to November 2004, 125 children with hand burns and other body burns were treated at the Centre of Burns and Plastic Su...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Burns
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0971-653X
DOI: 10.4103/0971-653x.111793