Scalp degloving injuries in children can be difficult to manage owing to the disproportionate size of the calvarium. When this type of injury occurs in an environment in which emergency medical care and parental resources are limited, novel methods of treatment require consideration. In the present case, bony fenestrations, negative pressure wound therapy, silver-impregnated dressings, and a split-thickness skin graft were used to completely close a complex severe wound of the soft tissues of the cranium.
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