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Microsurgical reconstruction of the thermally injured upper extremity
M Takeuchi1, M Nozaki, K Sasaki
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hand Clinics
|May 3, 2000
Abstract:
The use of free flaps for coverage of the deeply burned hand has advantages that include the salvage of the exposed vessels, nerves, tendons, joints, and bone; a single operation to obtain wound closure, minimizing the risk of infection; and earlier physical therapy. This article focuses on the choice of suitable free flaps for the coverage of the deeply burned hand; and it also presents some case reports.