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Fig. 1 | Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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From: Scalp injury management by a maxillofacial surgeon in a low-resource hospital

Fig. 1

Clinical photos of case 1, a 5-year-old child that was hit by a motorbike. Pre-operative upper (a) and lateral (b) views showing exposed skull periosteum. The design of the advancement skin flap was showed; debridement of the infected tissue (black arrowheads), the anterolateral flap incision (white dotted line), the undermining of aponeurotic layer (long arrows), and scalp arteries including superficial temporal artery (1), posterior auricular artery (2), and occipital artery (3). Post-operative 1-day view with advancement skin flap coverage (c) showing appropriate closure suture of the primary wound (black arrows), closure suture of anterolateral flap incision (white arrows), and shadow marking of the undermining areas. d A view at 7 days’ post-operative

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