title: [A contractor with damaged knees].
abstract: A 51-year-old man developed burn wounds on both knees after finishing a cement floor. Cement burns are caused by wet cement, which is highly alkaline Initial treatment consists of lavage. Further management can be conservative but in full thickness injuries excision and grafting should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, Afd. Heelkunde, the Netherlands. svlaarhoven@gmail.com
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Laarhoven
authors.forename: W H Herbert
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Roerdink
authors.forename: C J W Kees
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van Ginkel
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012823:Silicate Cement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D012823:Silicate Cement