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Table 2 Operative management employed and completeness of release

From: Recurrence of post burn contractures of the elbow and shoulder joints: experience from a ugandan hospital

Patient treatment

PBC Shoulder

PBC Elbow

 

Right

Left

Right

Left

N =14 (%)

N = 9 (%)

N = 28 (%)

N = 24 (%)

Operative management

    

SSG

1 (7.14)

2 (22.22)

7 (25.00)

5 (20.83)

FTSG

0

0

7 (25.00)

4 (16.67)

Z-plasty

4 (28.57)

1 (11.11)

6 (21.43)

4 (16.67)

Y-V fap

3 (21.43)

2 (22.22)

2 (7.14)

2 (8.33)

Jumping man flap

5 (35.71)

1 (11.11)

2 (7.14)

4 (16.67)

Transposition flap

1 (7.14)

3 (33.33)

4 (14.29)

4 (16.67)

Bilobed flap

0

0

0

1 (4.17)

Completeness of Release of Pbc

N = 14

N = 9

N = 28

N = 24

No

9 (64.29)

6 (66.67)

12 (42.86)

9 (37.50)

Yes

5 (35.71)

3 (33.33)

16 (57.14)

15 (62.50)