Patient came with electric burns of upper chest, next, shoulder left and axilla and back of the shoulder. Performed multiple debridements and once wounds became healthy we performed skin grafting of burn wounds including axilla.  Postoperatively his shoulder was placed in abduction with airplane splint till the grafts were healed. After graft healing mobilisational exercises were taught to maintain the shoulder abduction and prevent contracture formation of the shoulder

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