Electrical burn injury of the scalp--bone regrowth following application of latissimus dorsi free flap to the area.
A large defect of the scalp was observed soon after debridement of a high-tension electrical burn of the scalp. Bone scan revealed no uptake of radioactive material to the parietal bone below the necrotic tissue of the scalp. Consecutive bone scans after latissimus dorsi free flap transfer revealed progressive regrowth of the bone.
Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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M
Fried
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B
Rosenberg
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I
Tuchman
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N
Ben-Hur
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P
Yardeni
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N
Sternberg
J
J
Golan
D000328:Adult; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps