[Management of severe postburn scar contracture in the lower extremities].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the clinical experience in the management of severe postburn scar contracture in the lower extremities.


METHODS
The scars in popliteal fossa and ankle joint were excised. Traction and skin grafting were employed in the management of contracture deformity in these areas.


RESULTS
Severe postburn scar contracture deformity in sixty postburn patients could be corrected by constant traction and skin grafting.


CONCLUSIONS
Scar excision and lysis with constant traction might be an optimal method in the management of severe postburn scar contracture deformity of joints in the lower extremities and satisfactory results could be obtained without tendon grafting and elongation.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, P. R. China.
Kai-Hua
KH
Lu
Shu-Zhong
SZ
Guo
Yu-Feng
YF
Ai
Xian-Jie
XJ
Ma
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008297:Male