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A case report of electrical injury leading to amputation at bilateral forearms and left thigh.
Masahiro Shimada, Hideo Watanabe, Toshiyuki Tsuruta, Kazuyuki Moriyama, Takao Jinnai
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Abstract
A case of electrical burn injury was reported. After coming into contact with high tension electrical current (20, 000 volt), severe electrical burns of bilateral forearms and lower extremity were evoked. Immediately, débridement of the wounds was made, however, circulation distrubance of the blood vessels arose, which enhanced degeneration and necrosis of the soft tissue. Within a month, three limbs amputations were done, and he was survived and recovered fortunately. The patient is doing training of prosthesis exercise at present.
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