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Three Case Studies
In excision surgery
Case The patient (26-year old female) obtained multiple injuries in a car accident 8 years prior to ETE-treatment. A remaining cicatrix (9x5 cm) on right shoulder was treated with ETE.

Cicatrix on shoulder after car accident. Application sites marked 18mm apart.	Application of ETE.	Day 8. The strings pulled by the patient twice a day.	Day 8. Cicatrix excised and closed.
Case: The patient (44-year old female) was operated one year prior to ETE -treatment for local recurrence of soft tissue sarcoma (synovial sarcoma) on her right thorax. The defect after tumor resection was restored with an abdominal dorsally-based fasciocutaneous flap and the donor site (12x22 cm) was covered with a split graft. ETE was applied to reconstruct the flap donor site.

Donor site covered with split skin graft.	Application sites marked 18mm part.	The strings pulled just after application of ETE.	Day 9. ETE removed and the graft is excised before suturing.
Closing wounds
Case: The patient (23-year old male) obtained multiple injuries in a mc-accident. The injuries included comminuted fractures, severe soft tissue injuries, raptures of nerves and blood vessels (including rapture of femoral artery). Compartment syndrome in lower leg. Fasciotomy and blood vessel reconstruction were performed. 18 days after injury ETE was applied to close the fasciotomy (17x30 cm).

Fasciotomy on lower leg.	ETE applied. NB! Hydroactive bandages put under ETE stoppers to support wound edges.	Day 4. The ETE strings pulled twice a day for four days.	Day 5. The fasciotomy successfully closed day five.
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