Early surgical treatment of severe electrical injury of bilateral upper extremities: a case report.
A patient with both upper limbs injured by high-voltage current was treated by early wound débridement, segmental excision of the necrosed humerus of the left upper arm, internal screw fixation and vascularized skin free grafting on the right wrist. Functional recovery were satisfactory.
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation; D001863:Bone Screws; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps