title: Microvascular free flaps in early reconstruction of burns in the hand and forearm. Case reports.
abstract: In the reconstructive plastic surgery a free flap provides a one-stage method to achieve an optimal functional an aesthetic result. We report five acute burns or early contractions of the hand and forearm with free-flap reconstruction. In each case an attempt was made to design the flap to restore missing tissue components. We used three different musculocutaneous free flaps and two free skin flaps: a latissimus dorsi, a rectus abdominis and a rectus femoris renervated musculocutaneous flap, as well as a dorsalis pedis and a horizontal fasciocutaneous upper arm flap. In all five cases, the hand and wrist showed early restoration of function.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps