title: [Skin flaps for repairing hands with severe burn and compression injuries in the hand].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the therapeutic effects of different skin flaps for repairing severe complex hand injuries with burns and compression.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 1990 to December 2000, 39 patients with severe complex injuries due to burns and compression in the hand were treated with different skin flaps, followed by early-stage postoperative comprehensive rehabilitation therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were followed up for 6 to 12 months, and significant differences were observed in the appearance and function of the repaired hands with different skin flaps.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The medial skin flap taken from the lower leg and the reverse-flow island flap from the anterior aspect of the forearm, when combined with early postoperative rehabilitation treatment, can achieve good recovery of function and appearance of the injured hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, People's Hospital of Shunde City, Shunde 528300, China.
authors.forename: Bing-gen
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Lian-ze
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Pu-guo
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ming-guang
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qiu-tao
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps