We conducted a retrospective study of data from September 2004 to September 2012, involving roughly 84 patients with burn sequelae of the hand who were treated surgically with full thickness skin grafts. The purpose of our study was to show the simplicity, effectiveness and reliability of this surgical technique. The average age at which the burn occurred was 4 years old.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMarjolin's ulcer refers to the malignant, ulcerous transformation of burn scars or any other wounds. The predominant histological type is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and it is characterized by its aggressiveness and increased risk of recurrence and metastases compared to non-SCC scars. The work presented here is a retrospective study of 21 cases of Marjolin's ulcer, collected at the plastic surgery department of the CHU Mohammed VI in Marrakesh, with the aim of addressing the epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of this pathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper is a retrospective epidemiological study of 152 burn patients hospitalized between 2006 and 2008. The patients were aged less than 20 years in 65% of cases. The sex ratio (m/f) was 1.
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