“Drill holes” made on exposed scalp bone promotes secondary intention healing of extended scalp laceration wounds: A Mbabane Government Hospital approach in the Kingdom of Eswatini

Granulation tissue growth over exposed bone may be facilitated by creating fenestrations on the exposed bone. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with a large-sized scalp laceration (10 cm × 6 cm) with bone exposure (4 cm × 3 cm) due to a road traffic accident in the Kingdom of Eswatini. We trea...

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Main Authors: Po-Hsun Chou, Chi-Cheng Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Formosan Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.e-fjs.org/article.asp?issn=1682-606X;year=2020;volume=53;issue=4;spage=156;epage=158;aulast=Chou