title: Skin coverage in occupational hand injuries.
abstract: Intact skin is vital after occupational hand injuries. The best bone, tendon, and neurovascular repairs are meaningless without suitable skin coverage to protect them. This article presents various methods of providing skin coverage in the hand after occupational injuries and follows the same thought process that surgeons should use in selecting the most appropriate method of repair.
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps