Immediate excision and skin graft of a friction burn in a replanted thumb with a note on its usefulness and indications.
A case is presented in which an area of friction burn was excised from the dorsum of a replanted thumb and the wound closed with a split-skin graft. In our experience successful revascularisation of similar injuries has often been followed by progressive venous failure. It is suggested that this technique, by decompressing the tissues, may prevent stagnation and propagation of thrombus, protect the interpositional graft and avoid subsequent venous failure with loss of the replanted digit.
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*