The treatment of contact burns of the palm in children

S Afr Med J. 1975 Oct 18;49(44):1839-42.

Abstract

A combination of early tangenital excision and skin grafting, with early continuous splinting in an acrylic sandwich-splint, is described as a method of management of contact burns of the palm in children.

MeSH terms

  • Acrylic Resins
  • Burns / surgery*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contracture / prevention & control
  • Hand Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Length of Stay
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Splints
  • Surgery, Plastic / methods
  • Transplantation, Autologous

Substances

  • Acrylic Resins