NCT04690543

Comparison of Length Gain Between Square Flap and Z-plasty in Post Burn Contracture Release

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

the purpose of this study is to compare the gain in length after postburn contracture release using two different techniques, the more commonly practised z - plasty and relatively newer technique, square flap

Conditions

• Burn Scar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	z-plasty	Z-plasty: It will be defined as a local transposition flap that will be used to improve the functional and cosmetic appearance of scars. It will be involved creating two triangular flaps of equal dimensions that will be transposed.
PROCEDURE	square flap	Square flap: It will be defined as is another local transposition flap which will be used for release of contractures. Square will be marked on one side of the contracture, and two triangles will be marked on the other side, with the length of all the flaps equal, which will be then transposed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-07-01
• Completion: 2021-07-01
• First posted: 2020-12-30
• Last updated: 2020-12-30