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NODULAR FASCIITIS UNDER A SPLINT
Author(s) -
Kikuchi Ichiro,
Kuroki Yasumasa
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1983.tb01110.x
Subject(s) - splint (medicine) , nodular fasciitis , medicine , forearm , basal cell , dermatology , fasciitis , plantar fasciitis , surgery , orthodontics , pathology , anatomy , heel , soft tissue
A 61‐year‐old man developed nodular fasciitis on the left forearm at the center of a splint used for the immobilization of a skin graft for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma. It was first noted by the patient 30 days after the operation and 22 days after the removal of the splint.