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Reconstruction of burn deformities of the lower extremity

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In addition to reconstructive surgery to restore form, the main goal of reconstructive burn surgery is to reintegrate the patient into professional and social life [1]. Although the stigmatizing scars which result from burns to the lower extremities can be covered by clothing, functional restrictions are particularly noticeable due to changes in the patient’s gait [2]. As a result, the goal of reconstructive surgery on patients who have suffered burn trauma is to both restore the skin’s surrounding soft tissue in order to improve form as well as to restore function. Acute treatment applied to the lower extremity is similar to that applied to the body’s remaining surface, with the exception that the exposed tendons and bones in the area of the tibia and foot are only protected by extremely thin soft skin tissue. Problems in reconstructing the skin’s soft tissue often already arise during acute treatment, and they often result in secondary healing and subsequent scarring [3].

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  1. Plastische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Intensiveinheit für Schwerbrandverletzte, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

    Dr. med. Christian Ottomann

  2. Zentrum für Schwerbrandverletzte mit Plastischer Chirurgie, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Germany

    Bernd Hartmann

  3. Facharzt für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Intensiveinheit für Schwerbrandverletzte, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23560, Lübeck, Germany

    Dr. med. Christian Ottomann

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  1. Plastische, Aesthetische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz M.D., M.Sc

  2. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Plastisch- und Handchirurgische Klinik, Erlangen, Germany

    Raymund E. Horch M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Krankenhausbetriebs gGmbH, Berlin, Germany

    Markus Küntscher M.D., Ph.D.

  5. Prednosta Kliniky popálenin, a rekonstrukcní chirurgie, FN Brno, Czech Republic

    Pavel Brychta M.D., Ph.D., C.Sc.

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Ottomann, C., Hartmann, B. (2012). Reconstruction of burn deformities of the lower extremity. In: Kamolz, LP., Jeschke, M.G., Horch, R.E., Küntscher, M., Brychta, P. (eds) Handbook of Burns. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0315-9_23

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