"Suture fixation of the fingers": an effective method for positioning burned and contracted fingers using a pulley system as a guide.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.burns.2010.08.001.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Burns
- Contracture
- Fingers
- Hand Injuries
- Suture Techniques