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1Division of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:
Escharotomy and fasciotomy are performed in the burned upper extremity to prevent and treat the sequelae of circumferential full-thickness burns and high-voltage electrical burns. Indications to perform these procedures are determined primarily by clinical examination but can be supplemented by measurements of subfascial pressures. The techniques are designed to avoid further complications. Options for wound closure are discussed. The use of allograft as temporary coverage of fasciotomy incisions may allow delayed primary closure.
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