title: Microsurgical reconstruction of the thermally injured upper extremity.
abstract: The use of free flaps for coverage of the deeply burned hand has advantages that include the salvage of the exposed vessels, nerves, tendons, joints, and bone; a single operation to obtain wound closure, minimizing the risk of infection; and earlier physical therapy. This article focuses on the choice of suitable free flaps for the coverage of the deeply burned hand; and it also presents some case reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures