Splinting the pediatric Palmar burn
| Autor: | Carole L. Johnson, C. Schwanholt, M. B. Daugherty, T. Gaboury, G. D. Warden |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Contracture medicine.medical_treatment Wrist Finger Injuries Medicine Humans Range of Motion Articular General Nursing Ferula Burn therapy biology business.industry Rehabilitation Hand Injuries Infant biology.organism_classification Surgery body regions Splints medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool General Health Professions Acute Disease Emergency Medicine medicine.symptom business Splint (medicine) Palm Range of motion Burns Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of burn carerehabilitation. 13(4) |
| ISSN: | 0273-8481 |
| Popis: | Children younger than 4 years of age who have sustained deep palmar burns pose a significant challenge to the burn care team. Flexion contractures of the palm and digits are all too common because the hand is maintained in flexion when at rest and while engaged in functional activities. A splint that positions the wrist in extension and the metacarpophalangeal joints of digits 2 to 5 in some hyperextension was evaluated. Nine patients with acute burns and two patients who required palmar reconstruction were studied. (The total number of hands was 15.) With this splinting technique, we have successfully maintained the antideformity position in patients with acute injuries and in those who have undergone reconstructive procedures. |
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