[Experience of application of skin flap in repairing 112 patients with severe thermo pressure injury of hand].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the clinical effect of skin flaps repairing severe thermopressure injury of hand.


METHODS
From January 1989 to December 1998, 112 patients with severe thermopressure injury of hand were repaired by various skin flaps transfer, the size of skin flaps was 6 cm x 8 cm to 12 cm x 18 cm. Postoperative patients were treated by combined rehabilitation in early stage.


RESULTS
All the flaps were survived with satisfactory effect. Sixty-six patients were followed up 6 to 12 months, skin flaps all showed better colour and texture, and function of the hand was satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
Different skin flaps are adopted to repair severe thermopressure injury of the hand according to different skin defects of the hand, combined early rehabilitation treatment, to achieve good recovery of function and appearance of the hand to the greatest extent.
Liu
J C
JC
Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital of PLA, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P. R. China 050082.
Wang
L N
LN
Chen
F S
FS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps