title: Use of tissue expanders after burns and other injuries.
abstract: During the first year of use of tissue expansion at the Birmingham Accident Hospital, 24 patients had expansion procedures at 29 sites. Most of these were to revise burn scars. A number of complications occurred and five procedures were abandoned. The advantages and problems of the technique are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*