ORO-MAXILLOFACIAL SKELETAL DEFORMITIES RESULTING FROM BURN SCAR CONTRACTURES OF THE FACE AND NECK

Authors
NAHLIELI O KELLY JP BARUCHIN AM BENMEIR P SHAPIRA Y
Citation
O. Nahlieli et al., ORO-MAXILLOFACIAL SKELETAL DEFORMITIES RESULTING FROM BURN SCAR CONTRACTURES OF THE FACE AND NECK, Burns, 21(1), 1995, pp. 65-69
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Burns → ACNP
ISSN journal
03054179
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
65 - 69
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4179(1995)21:1<65:OSDRFB>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The deforming forces of the scar contracture associated with burns of the head and neck region involve primarily the skin and secondarily th e facial musculoskeletal structures. A case of severe face and neck bu rn accompanied by extreme facial skeletal deformity is reported. Best results are obtained in patients treated properly and promptly by a te am including plastic and maxillofacial surgeons as well as orthodontis ts.