Quality of life and reconstructive surgery efforts in severe hand injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Severe hand trauma, leading to extensive skeletal and tissue defects, requires plastic surgical reconstruction of the highest level aiming at maximizing function and aesthetics. The intention of this study was to investigate clinical parameters and resource consumption connected with severe hand injuries, with specific emphasis on a follow-up evaluation of quality of life after the reconstruction process.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, we evaluated patients with severe hand injuries from 2013 to 2016 who had completed surgical and non-surgical treatment. Measures included total period of therapy (TPT) in days, total duration of operations including anesthesia (TOA), total duration of all operations (TO), and total number of operations (TNO).

SUBMITTER: Alawi SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604571 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature