The wrist in axillary burns - A forgotten focus of concern

  • C. Manigandan
  • , Ashish K. Gupta
  • , K. Venugopal
  • , Shiby Ninan
  • , Reboy E. Cherian

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Abstract

Need for splinting of the wrist in axillary burns is a question of great importance especially when there is no marked burns on the wrist and hand. This article presents various potential problems due to non-splinting of the wrist, various promising solutions for those problems and a better way of splinting a client with axillary burns. Modification in axillary splinting will definitely lead to a rewarding upshot in increasing the client compliance with no major complications not only in managing axillary burns but also in managing an array of disease conditions with shoulder limitations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-498
Number of pages2
JournalBurns
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Axillary burns
  • Burn contracture
  • Immobilisation
  • Rehabilitation
  • Splinting

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