[Skin flaps for repairing hands with severe burn and compression injuries in the hand].
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.
He
Bing-gen
BG
Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, People's Hospital of Shunde City, Shunde 528300, China.
Lin
Lian-ze
LZ
Zhang
Pu-guo
PG
Huang
Ming-guang
MG
Zeng
Qiu-tao
QT
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