Preparation of a partially avulsed scalp
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Sir, Scalp avulsions are usually associated with individuals having long hair, which, apart from being the reason for the injury, is also an impediment to the treating surgeon attempting to salvage the injured scalp.[1] Methods have been described to remove hair from a totally avulsed scalp.[2,3] However, on a partially avulsed scalp, the same cannot be done as the injured part that needs to be shaved cannot be separated from the cranium. We present a simple
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