Full skin thickness burn injury of a knee joint in an 81-year-old patient.
An example of a full skin thickness burn injury on the medial aspect of the knee joint with exposed joint cavity is presented. Adequate coverage was possible using a cranially based medial gastrocnemius muscle flap. A specially manufactured plaster cylinder was applied to the joint to enable early mobilization of the 81-year-old patient. The treatment of deep burns in weightbearing joints is discussed.
Piza-Katzer
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
Rath
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Weinstabl
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013524:Surgical Flaps