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Hypertrophic Scar With Contracture Over the Fourth Toe Secondary to Snake Bite Wound: To Salvage or Amputate?

Ong SL 1 , Bajuri MY 2 , Abdul Suki MH 3 , Nadira F 1 , Zamri KS 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
  • 2 Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
  • 3 Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
Cureus, 2020 Jul 29;12(7):e9451.
PMID: 32864272 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9451

Abstract

Hypertrophic scar formation is a major clinical problem that results in both cosmetic issues and functional loss. The management of a hypertrophic scar varies according to the severity of the sequelae from the scar. We describe a method of treatment in a patient who had a history of multiple debridements due to snake bite resulting in severe contracture of the fourth toe complicated with a hypertrophic scar.

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