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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Main Author: Kanjoor James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2005-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access: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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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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