Burn injuries have been and remain a very significant source of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. As a country in this category, Ghana, is not exempted. Ghana has a population of 31 Million ...Burn injuries have been and remain a very significant source of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. As a country in this category, Ghana, is not exempted. Ghana has a population of 31 Million with only 21 Plastic Reconstructive and Burn surgeons. Moreover, the country can boast of only 3 major Burn centres. This notwithstanding the country in particular and Africa, in general, carries an extraordinary burden of Burn injuries with devastating consequences. Burn data from the 37 Military Hospital were analyzed from March 2018 to September 2019—a period of 18 months. In all, 217 burn cases were seen representing about 2.1% of all trauma and surgical cases. Our burn data analyzed the peculiarities of epidemiology, types of burn, the pattern of injuries, and the outcome of burn care at the 37 Military Hospital. Flame is emerging as the predominant cause of burns, most frequently occurring from the use of Liquid Petroleum Gas. In the pediatric population, however, the most frequent cause of burns is hot water burns. The mortality rate among the burn population was 1.8% (4 mortalities). This paper aims to point out management methods adopted by our unit which helped to improve burn outcomes and to reduce mortality.展开更多
<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There are often situations that require the correction of facial defects. Local fasciocutaneous flaps provide a reasonable option for reconstruction of facial defects with good colour and texture match and good success rate. Among the various options of local flaps is the use of a rotation flap. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim</span></b></strong><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The aim of this work is to demonstrate the reliability of the rotation flap in the correction of facial defects and its ability to achieve a good aesthetic outcome by applying the knowledge of facial aesthetic units. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Presentation</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong> <strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b></strong></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a case report of a 28-year-old woman who suffered an avulsion injury to the face with loss of facial tissue resulting in exposure of the left zygomatic bone. The defect measured 5</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style展开更多
文摘Burn injuries have been and remain a very significant source of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. As a country in this category, Ghana, is not exempted. Ghana has a population of 31 Million with only 21 Plastic Reconstructive and Burn surgeons. Moreover, the country can boast of only 3 major Burn centres. This notwithstanding the country in particular and Africa, in general, carries an extraordinary burden of Burn injuries with devastating consequences. Burn data from the 37 Military Hospital were analyzed from March 2018 to September 2019—a period of 18 months. In all, 217 burn cases were seen representing about 2.1% of all trauma and surgical cases. Our burn data analyzed the peculiarities of epidemiology, types of burn, the pattern of injuries, and the outcome of burn care at the 37 Military Hospital. Flame is emerging as the predominant cause of burns, most frequently occurring from the use of Liquid Petroleum Gas. In the pediatric population, however, the most frequent cause of burns is hot water burns. The mortality rate among the burn population was 1.8% (4 mortalities). This paper aims to point out management methods adopted by our unit which helped to improve burn outcomes and to reduce mortality.
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Background</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There are often situations that require the correction of facial defects. Local fasciocutaneous flaps provide a reasonable option for reconstruction of facial defects with good colour and texture match and good success rate. Among the various options of local flaps is the use of a rotation flap. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aim</span></b></strong><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The aim of this work is to demonstrate the reliability of the rotation flap in the correction of facial defects and its ability to achieve a good aesthetic outcome by applying the knowledge of facial aesthetic units. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Case </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Presentation</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong> <strong><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <strong></strong></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span></b></strong></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:;" "=""></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a case report of a 28-year-old woman who suffered an avulsion injury to the face with loss of facial tissue resulting in exposure of the left zygomatic bone. The defect measured 5</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""> </span><span style
