title: Burn contracture preventing uterine expansion.
abstract: Two patients are described who previously sustained full-thickness burn injuries to their abdomens requiring split-thickness skin grafting. This created a restriction on the expanding pregnant uterus, necessitating surgical release and split-thickness skin grafting. These patients continued through normal pregnancy to subsequent normal vaginal delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Group of Teaching Hospitals, South Africa.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Widgerow
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Botha
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016038:Skin Transplantation