Management of axillary burn contractures.
This article will review the basic principles and techniques of managing axillary burn contractures in both industrialized and developing nations. Surgeons specializing in hand and upper extremity surgery should be adept in treating axillary soft tissue deficits secondary to burn contractures. The focus of this article will be to provide suggestions for performing skin grafts and latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps, as well as illustrate guidelines for postoperative rehabilitation.
Kim
David C
DC
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. kdchand@hotmail.com
Wright
Sean A
SA
Morris
Roberta F
RF
Demos
John
J
D001365:Axilla; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps