Acute management of severe hand injuries.
Mutilating hand injuries are extraordinarily complex, involving all structures of the hand. Immediate treatment priorities are described, and planning for staged reconstruction is formulated, based on the most reasonable and realistic goals involved in restoration of use for the patient.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D001458:Bandages; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012092:Replantation; D013165:Splints; D013524:Surgical Flaps