Reconstruction of firearm and blast injuries in Syrian war refugees

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Tabakan İ., Eser C., Gencel E., Kokaçya Ö.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.75, no.5, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijcp.13995
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: blast, firearm, flap, microsurgery, reconstruction, refugee, Syria, war, FIBULA FREE-FLAP, ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP, OPERATION-IRAQI-FREEDOM, OSTEOSEPTOCUTANEOUS FLAP, LEG MORBIDITY, MUSCLE FLAP, DEFECTS, EXTREMITY, GROIN, EXPERIENCE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background War injuries differ from other injuries owing to the large tissue defects they cause and their high risk of contamination. As fragments scattered by high-energy firearms and explosives cause serious composite tissue damage, repair of such injuries is difficult and requires a long treatment period. We discuss the treatment methods used for injured Syrian War refugees admitted to our clinic and present the most effective repair methods for war-related tissue defects for each region of the body.