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- C Manigandan, Ashish K Gupta, K Venugopal, Shiby Ninan, and Reboy E Cherian.
- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India. manigandan93@yahoo.com
- Burns. 2003 May 1; 29 (3): 276-9.
AbstractExternal splinting has been acknowledged for many years as a useful approach for preventing and correcting burn contractures. Though this practice could be traced back many centuries, there is still a dearth of knowledge regarding a good splint to serve these purposes for axillary burns. The newly designed multi-purpose, self-adjustable aeroplane splint presented in this report helps in various ways, such as improving compliance, and positioning during preoperative, postoperative and rehabilitative phases of axillary burn management. It acts as a splint that provides circumferential pressure for scar management, provides prolonged stretch to contracted tissue and acts as a serial cast in increasing the shoulder range. Most of all, it is very much user-friendly, thus enhancing compliance and giving a good outcome in axillary burns.
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