Pedicled abdominal skin flap technique for fingers salvaging and reconstruction in a complex palmar hand burn injury: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

The only treatment option for full-thickness burn injury is surgical management, either skin grafting or a skin flap. Treatment may be challenging due to the multiple procedures that need to be performed and multiple factors that can affect treatment outcomes especially to do fingers reconstruction.

Case presentation

A 25-years-old man was admitted because of a burn injury on the palm of his left hand. There are waxy and leathery appearances of burn injuries on the palm and 2nd to 5th digits of the left hand and diagnosed with a full-thickness contact burn injury and compartment syndrome. The patient underwent a pedicled abdominal skin flap followed by necrotomy, flap thinning, and digit separation as a reconstruction management.

Clinical discu

SUBMITTER: Prasetyo AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800593 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature