Post-burn contractures in Ibadan.
A review of our experience with post-burn contractures over a ten-year-period at the University of Ibadan is reported. Fifty-two patients (32 males, 20 females) were treated; 52% were under the age of 5 years. In 25% the contractures were due to therapeutic burns. Sixty-two per cent of the contractures occurred in the upper limbs. Best results were obtained by release of contracture, application of split-thickness skin grafts, and splinting for up to six months.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D009549:Nigeria; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D000092464:Elbow Injuries