Key Wordsextremity, limb, trauma, salvage, reconstruction, leg, foot, knee, amputation Synopsis Management of lower-extremity trauma involves a multidisciplinary approach that usually requires full trauma evaluation. The decisions for amputation…
Key Wordsburn evaluation and treatment, burns, edema management, post-operative burn therapy, rehabilitation, scar management, splinting, therapeutic exercise and activities, wound management Synopsis Surgery most commonly performed for post-burn injuries…
Key Wordscleft hand, central longitudinal deficiency, typical, atypical, syndactyly, symbrachydactyly Synopsis Cleft hand, or central longitudinal deficiency, is characterized by a V-shaped defect, absence of 1 or more central…
Key Wordstransverse deficiency, congenital upper extremity, congenital amputation, symbrachydactyly, web space deepening, four-flap Z-plasty, local tissue rearrangement, distraction osteogenesis Synopsis Congenital transverse deficiency of the upper extremity is a…
Key Wordspost-burn toe contracture, post-burn foot contracture, post-burn ankle contracture, rocker-bottom deformity, post-burn foot reconstruction, post-burn ankle reconstruction Synopsis Foot burns consist of a small percentage of the total…
Key Wordssyndactyly, webbed digits, syndactyly classification, syndactyly release, complicated syndactyly, Apert hand, Poland syndrome, acrosyndactyly Synopsis Syndactyly is the most common congenital hand deformity, presenting with varying levels of…
Key Wordspost-burn contracture, burn scar contracture, elbow contracture, wrist contracture, Z-plasty Synopsis Burns continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Patients…
Key Wordsburn contracture release, lower extremity, local tissue rearrangement, skin graft, burn reconstruction Synopsis Over 200,000 patients are treated yearly in the United States for burns, and yearly millions…
Key Wordshand burn reconstruction, post-burn deformities, hand contractures Synopsis Deep burns to the hands are significant injuries that result in scarring, contractures, and functional limitations. These post-burn contractures are…
Key Wordsneck burn, contracture, mentosternal contracture, skin grafts, neck flaps, head and neck burns, neck reconstruction, facial burn reconstruction Synopsis Contractures of the neck are common sequelae of neck…
