[Rehabilitation of 269 fingers with electrical burns].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the clinical feature of the fingers with electrical burns.


METHODS
269 fingers with electrical burns were analysed in the characteristics of injury and the types of repair.


RESULTS
Fingers with electrical burns were often multiple, characterizing the complexity of the wound repair. Operation time should be determined by different conditions. Usually the fingers with electrical burns should be operated early but the circumferential wound surface should be depressed or eschar excised during early stage in order to avoid ischemia of distal segment. When the circulation of the finger distal to the injury is improved, operation should be done to repair wound surface.


CONCLUSIONS
Many kinds of flaps might be used for repair of fingers with electrical burns. The flaps from the same finger should be the first choice, followed by flaps from the same hand and distant flaps.
Department of Burn Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps