The reconstruction of cranial defects involving scalp, bone and dura following electrical injury: report of two cases treated by homograft, free groin flap and cranioplasty.
The authors present two cases of extensive and very deep electrical burns of the skull, involving the dura and producing neurological complications. In both cases the surgical excision and repair was carried out in four stages. This paper sets out the clinical justification for this approach.
D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous