[Treatment of adduction cicatricial contracture of the thumb]

The authors discuss the results of treatment of 56 patients with adduction cicatricial contractures of the thumb which developed after severe mechanical, gunshot and thermal injuries. According to the degree of the deformity, 3 degrees of contractures are distinguished and each cells for certain therapeutic tactics. Various types of free and pedicle dermatoplasty and a method of dosed distraction by means of apparatuses designed in the clinic were employed. Among 40 patients who were examined 35 showed good functional and cosmetic results.