Journal article
Hypertrophic Sternal Scars
Abstract
A prospective, randomized trial was designed to compare the standard Kenalog injection of established hypertrophic sternal scars with topical silicone gel sheets (Spenco). Fourteen poststernotomy cardiac patients with symptomatic scars were randomized to treatment in one-half of the scar with Kenalog injection. Simultaneously, the other half of the scar received the silicone gel sheet. The standard Kenalog injection used was 40 mg/ml x 1 cc, …
Authors
Sproat JE; Dalcin A; Weitauer N; Roberts RS
Journal
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 90, No. 6, pp. 988–992
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
12 1992
DOI
10.1097/00006534-199212000-00008
ISSN
0032-1052