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A 3-year-old boy was transferred to our hospital 2 weeks after sustaining severe burns to his head, face, and hands by a fire. Physical examination revealed a total burn surface area of approximately 15%, an exposed calvarium area of 26 cm × 22 cm, necrosis of the outer table calvarial bone, and granulation wounds (Fig. 40.1).
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Tang, J., Wu, P. (2021). Salvage of Large Scalp Defect with Exposed Skull Necrosis by a Free Vascularized Greater Omentum Graft in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and 10-Year Follow-Up. In: Hou, C., Chang, S., Tang, J., Cai, Z. (eds) Practical Microsurgery Cases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9716-9_40
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