Scand J Plast Recons
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Cold injury by liquid petroleum gas is produced by evaporation that causes damage by cold to vital structures. We present two cases of exposure to pressurised liquid petroleum gas during an industrial accident.
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Plexiform schwannoma is a rare benign neurogenic tumour; we report a case that arose in the ulnar nerve of a 59-year-old woman. Exploration showed a continuous multinodular tumour that involved the ulnar nerve from the hand to the upper arm; the length of the tumour was 35 cm.
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Scand J Plast Recons · Jan 2004
Comparative StudyReconstruction of soft tissue after complicated calcaneal fractures.
A total of 35 flap reconstructions were done to cover exposed calcaneal bones in 31 patients. All patients had calcaneal fractures, 19 of which were primarily open. Soft tissue reconstruction for the closed fractures was indicated by a postoperative wound complication. ⋯ In the long term, gracilis muscle covered with free skin grafts gives a good contour to the foot. The suralis flap is reliable and gives a good final aesthetic outcome. Local muscles can be transposed for reconstruction in small defects.
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Scand J Plast Recons · Jan 2003
Review Case ReportsAplasia cutis congenita of the scalp, the skull, and the dura.
A newborn baby boy presented with a full thickness defect of the scalp, skull, and dura measuring 6 x 7 cm caused by aplasia cutis congenita. Full thickness loss is extremely rare and to our knowledge this case is the twenty-first reported. ⋯ After revision the child is now 9 months old and progressing well. There are several ways to treat these rare and delicate cases.
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Scand J Plast Recons · Jan 2002
Intraoperative expansion of skin around large congenital naevi with foley catheter balloons: 11 new cases.
Tissue expansion allows reconstruction of large cutaneous defects with adjacent skin, similar in appearance and type, without using skin grafts or multiple, regional, distant, or microsurgical flaps. Conventional expansion produces a greater increase in surface and length than intraoperative expansion, but it has several disadvantages and should be reserved for closing problematic defects. There is considerable controversy about the relative effects of intraoperative expansion and undermining on the tensions of closing wounds, although immediate expansion is commonly used particularly in head and neck reconstruction. ⋯ We have chosen multiple Foley catheter balloons, because of their availability and low cost, to repair 11 limb defects after excision of large naevi. The wounds are easy to close, primarily, and postoperative results are good. Dark pigmentation scars are the most common possible complications.