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Treatment of cervical contractures utilising a closed platysmotomy like approach: Case report and review of the literature
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Haik, J and Prat, D and Kornhaber, RA and Tessone, A, Treatment of cervical contractures utilising a closed platysmotomy like approach: Case report and review of the literature, Burns: Including Thermal Injury, 42, (6) pp. e93-e97. ISSN 0305-4179 (2016) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Copyright 2016 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.burns.2016.03.026
Abstract
Contractures to the cervical region as a result of burns has the capacity to cause restrictions
in range of movement, function of the lower face, cervical spine distortion and poor
aesthetic outcomes that remain a surgical challenge. Consequently, physical and aesthetic
deformities as a result of cervical contractures are reported to cause depression having
implications for patients’ quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing. At the time this
research was conducted, there were no case reports describing a closed platysmotomy
approach in burn patients. In this article, we review the literature surrounding closed
platysmotomies and present what we believe to be the first reported case in the treatment
of cervical contractures utilising a closed platysmotomy approach in a burns patient. A
closed platysmotomy approach for the treatment of cervical contractures is a less invasive
technique. Further investigation is warranted to determine the feasibility of this reconstructive
approach in the area of burn scar management.
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
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Keywords: | neck contractures; platysma; burns; rehabilitation; range of movement |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
Research Field: | Surgery |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Treatment of human diseases and conditions |
UTAS Author: | Kornhaber, RA (Dr Rachel Kornhaber) |
ID Code: | 108999 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2016-05-17 |
Last Modified: | 2017-03-08 |
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