Early vigorous physical therapy after pedicle division of the flap at postoperative third week eliminates joint stiffness problems at wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:Degloving hand injuries present challenging situations to hand surgeons as they present with difficulties in reconstructive microsurgery, particularly in multiple digital injuries.
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Key Findings & Data:Time is a limiting factor when multiple degloving finger amputations are present.
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Conclusion & Impact:Early vigorous physical therapy after pedicle division of the flap at postoperative third week eliminates joint stiffness problems at wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Degloving hand injuries present challenging situations to hand surgeons as they present with difficulties in reconstructive microsurgery, particularly in multiple digital injuries. Time is a limiting factor when multiple degloving finger amputations are present. Thus, we proposed a repair method for multiple degloving finger injuries that involves coverage with a distal-based reverse forearm flap of all injured fingers in a two-stage procedure. Early vigorous physical therapy after pedicle division of the flap at postoperative third week eliminates joint stiffness problems at wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints.
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Cite This Article
ÇOBAN, Y. K., ÖCÜK, Ö., BEKİRCAN, K. (2017). Wrapping degloved fingers with a distal-based radial forearm perforator flap: A repair method for multiple digital degloving injury. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 6, 525–527. https://ajindex.com/articles/323984
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