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Lower extremity escharotomy
Lower extremity escharotomy
Decompressive escharotomy of the lower extremity is shown in this photograph of a burn victim. Escharotomy may be required for circumferential full-thickness burns, if edema causes constriction and distal ischemia.
Courtesy of Simon G Talbot, MD.
Graphic 86905 Version 1.0