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Case 1, the right leg on admission
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Fig1
Examination revealed a 15 % TBSA circumferential deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burn of the right leg (Fig. 1).
Case 1, postoperative lateral view of the right leg
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Fig2
The autografts showed an excellent take on post-burn day 9, and the patient was discharged home on post-burn day 16 (Figs. 2 and 3).
Case 1, postoperative medial view of the right leg
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Fig3
The autografts showed an excellent take on post-burn day 9, and the patient was discharged home on post-burn day 16 (Figs. 2 and 3).
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Case 2, preoperative lateral view of the left leg
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Fig4
Examination revealed a 7 % TBSA non-circumferential mixed partial- and full-thickness burn to the lateral thigh and calf (Fig. 4).
Case 2, postoperative lateral view of the left leg
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Fig5
The patient was discharged on post-burn day 9 with 100 % graft take and healing wounds (Fig. 5).
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Case 3, medial right thigh above the knee
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Fig6
A 35-year-old otherwise healthy male sustained a 2 % TBSA burn to his right lateral thigh when an e-cigarette device in the right back pocket of his pants spontaneously combusted, burning a hole through his pants (Fig. 6).
Case 3, anterior right thigh
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Fig7
Upon arrival to the emergency department, he was found to have partial- and full-thickness burns to his right thigh (Fig. 7).