"Suture fixation of the fingers": an effective method for positioning burned and contracted fingers using a pulley system as a guide.
Preserving function of the hand is the aim of treatment in burned hands; appropriate splinting is one of the important measures during acute and chronic treatment. We introduce an effective safe method for positioning of fingers without violating the joints; In this method before performing skin graft for palmar finger burn or contracture release we suture tip of finger with silk 2-0 and fix it to dorsum of hand while extending the finger and for preventing slipping we insert some pulley like circles tied with silk 2-0 fixing over dorsum of mid phalanx.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Zand St., Shiraz, Iran.
Ali Akbar
AA
Mohammadi
Alireza
A
Bakhshaeekia
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques