title: Burn management: the role of tissue expansion.
abstract: Tissue expansion has facilitated reconstruction in selected burn patients. For the past 5 years the authors have used this modality in 45 patients, reconstructing the head and neck, trunk, and extremities.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*