Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder
Deep burns of the shoulder region quite often result in the exposure of the joint. Either a partially or completely exposed shoulder joint surrounded by burnt tissue presents difficulty for coverage by local tissues. A case of deep burn with partially exposed joint, where successful coverage was car...
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description | Deep burns of the shoulder region quite often result in the exposure of the joint. Either a partially or completely exposed shoulder joint surrounded by burnt tissue presents difficulty for coverage by local tissues. A case of deep burn with partially exposed joint, where successful coverage was carried out by a local fascio-cutaneous supra clavicular artery forked flap is presented. The flap was based on two perforators from the peripheral distribution area of the supra-clavicular artery and proved to be a good flap in such circumstances |
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spelling | doaj.art-be1b93054bef412daaaaf435565e61102022-12-22T02:48:50ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03582005-01-013812729Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulderKanjoor JamesDeep burns of the shoulder region quite often result in the exposure of the joint. Either a partially or completely exposed shoulder joint surrounded by burnt tissue presents difficulty for coverage by local tissues. A case of deep burn with partially exposed joint, where successful coverage was carried out by a local fascio-cutaneous supra clavicular artery forked flap is presented. The flap was based on two perforators from the peripheral distribution area of the supra-clavicular artery and proved to be a good flap in such circumstanceshttp://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=1;spage=27;epage=29;aulast=KanjoorBurnt shoulderforked flapperforator |
spellingShingle | Kanjoor James Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Burnt shoulder forked flap perforator |
title | Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
title_full | Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
title_fullStr | Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
title_full_unstemmed | Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
title_short | Forked fascio-cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
title_sort | forked fascio cutaneous supraclavicular artery flap for burned shoulder |
topic | Burnt shoulder forked flap perforator |
url | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=1;spage=27;epage=29;aulast=Kanjoor |
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