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External Skeletal Fixation as a Method of Immobilization for Large Skin Grafts of the Neck
Author(s) -
MARSHALL D. R.,
HUESTON J. T.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05168.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fixation (population genetics) , contracture , skin grafting , surgery , external fixation , external fixator , population , environmental health
A case is presented to illustrate a method of external skeletal fixation by which extension of the neck is maintained in a large skin grafting procedure for burn scar contracture.