FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to surgery and can be applied for treatment of severe after-burn contractures of neck. Contracting scars are excised. Two lateral and two vertical hinged flaps are cut out. Lateral hinged flaps are sewn together by apexes, forming a bridge. Vertical hinged flaps are sewn with their apexes to place of junction of lateral hinged flaps. Remaining four wound defects are replaced with thick split skin grafts.
EFFECT: method allows to reduce risk of contracture recurrence.
1 ex, 1 dwg
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Dates
2010-09-10—Published
2009-06-08—Filed