Mohamed Y H Abdelrahman¹ , Khansa Osman¹ , Alwaleed Mohd Alamin² , Ali Idris Abubakr¹

1. Military Hospital, Department of Plastic& Reconstructive Surgery
2. El Ribat University Hospital
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2012, Vol. 2, No. 1   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2012.02.0001
Received: 26 Mar., 2012    Accepted: 19 Apr., 2012    Published: 25 Apr., 2012

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Abdelrahman, 2012, Reconstruction of a Severe Chest Electrical Burn Injury, Case Report, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, Vol.2, No.1 1-4 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2012. 02.0001)

The aim of this case is to show the usefulness of early debridement and resurfacing of burn injuries in difficult areas like the chest wall. The successful techniques of using a Lattisimus dorsi myocutaneous flap in the management of this case represents a good reconstructive method to be applied.

Chest Injury; Electrical burn; Reconstruction