Burns Open (Jul 2017)

Wound breakdown reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification of the elbow following severe burn injury: A case report

  • Akihiro Hirakawa,
  • Yoshiyuki Ohno,
  • Shingo Komura,
  • Haruhiko Akiyama

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 37 – 40

Abstract

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We report the case of a wound complication that was reconstructed by reverse lateral arm flap after excision of heterotopic ossification (HO) of the elbow in a patient with severe burns. Careful attention should be paid to wound complication and HO recurrence in patients undergoing surgical treatment for elbow HO following burn injury. Keywords: Burn, Heterotopic ossification, Elbow, Complication