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Burns, An Issue of Hand Clinics, E-Book

Burns, An Issue of Hand Clinics, E-Book

Jason H. Ko | Benjamin Levi

(2017)

Abstract

This issue of Hand Clinics will include the following articles: Management of Acute Adult Hand Burns; Management of Acute Pediatric Hand Burns; Electrical Injury; Frostbite Injury; The Biologic Principles of Scar and Contracture; Postburn Contractures of the Hand; Biology and Treatment of Upper Extremity Heterotopic Ossificatio; Postburn Contractures of the Elbow and Heterotopic Ossification; Reconstruction of the Adult and Pediatric Burned Hand; Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Burned Hand; The Use of Dermal Skin Substitutes for the Treatment of the Burned Hand; and many more exciting articles!

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Burns\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITORS iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents vii
Preface: Optimizing the Treatment of Burn Injuries of the Upper Extremity\r vii
Acute Management of Hand Burns\r vii
Management of Acute Pediatric Hand Burns\r vii
A 3-Phase Approach for the Management of Upper Extremity Electrical Injuries\r vii
Cold Injuries vii
The Use of Dermal Skin Substitutes for the Treatment of the Burned Hand viii
Biological Principles of Scar and Contracture viii
Postburn Upper Extremity Occupational Therapy viii
Scar Management of the Burned Hand viii
Postburn Contractures of the Hand viii
Reconstruction of the Adult and Pediatric Burned Hand ix
Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Burned Hand and Upper Extremity ix
Heterotopic Ossification Following Upper Extremity Injury ix
Postburn Contractures of the Elbow and Heterotopic Ossification ix
Outcomes Assessment After Hand Burns x
International Disease Burden of Hand Burns: Perspective from the Global Health Arena x
HAND CLINICS\r xi
FORTHCOMING ISSUES xi
August 2017 xi
November 2017 xi
February 2018 xi
RECENT ISSUES xi
February 2017 xi
November 2016 xi
August 2016 xi
Preface:\rOptimizing the Treatment of Burn Injuries of the Upper Extremity xiii
Acute Management of Hand Burns 229
Key points 229
INTRODUCTION 229
INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT 229
ESCHAROTOMY 230
WOUND MANAGEMENT AT PRESENTATION 232
EXCISION AND GRAFTING OF HAND BURNS 232
DEEP HAND BURNS AND RECONSTRUCTION 234
AMPUTATION 234
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES 235
SUMMARY 235
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 235
REFERENCES 235
Management of Acute Pediatric Hand Burns 237
Key points 237
INTRODUCTION 237
ETIOLOGY 237
ANATOMY 238
TREATMENT GOALS 238
INITIAL EVALUATION 238
ESCHAROTOMY/FASCIOTOMY 239
ESCHAROTOMY 239
FASCIOTOMY 240
WOUND MANAGEMENT 240
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT 241
EARLY REHABILITATION 242
REFERENCES 242
A 3-Phase Approach for the Management of Upper Extremity Electrical Injuries 243
Key points 243
INTRODUCTION 243
INITIAL MANAGEMENT 244
Life over Limb 244
The Secondary Survey 244
Surgical Intervention 245
MAINTENANCE TREATMENT 245
Excise Devitalized Tissue 245
Prevent Infection 246
Soft Tissue Coverage 246
Prevent Contracture and Joint Stiffness 246
RECONSTRUCTION: RESTORATION OF FUNCTION 246
ILLUSTRATIVE CASE EXAMPLES 247
Case 1: E.D. 247
Case 2: D.B. 248
Case 3: Z.S. 252
SUMMARY 254
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 256
REFERENCES 256
Cold Injuries 257
Key points 257
INTRODUCTION 257
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 258
Tissue Freezing 258
Tissue Thawing/Rewarming 258
CLASSIFICATION 258
RISK FACTORS 259
TREATMENT 259
Hypothermia 259
Rewarming 259
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT 260
Local Wound Care 260
Triple-Phase Bone Scanning 260
Sympathectomy 262
Hyperbaric Oxygen 262
Thrombolytics 262
SURGICAL TREATMENT 263
Acute Surgery 263
Subacute Surgery (First Week) 264
Delayed Surgery 264
PROGNOSIS AND SEQUELAE 265
SUMMARY 265
REFERENCES 265
The Use of Dermal Skin Substitutes for the Treatment of the Burned Hand 269
Key points 269
INTRODUCTION 269
SKIN SUBSTITUTES FOR SUPERFICIAL BURN INJURIES 270
Acellular Products 270
Synthetic Products 270
ACELLULAR DERMAL SUBSTITUTES FOR DEEP INJURIES 271
COST 273
SUMMARY 273
REFERENCES 273
Biological Principles of Scar and Contracture 277
Key points 277
INTRODUCTION 277
CRITICAL INJURIES PRODUCE SCARS AND CONTRACTURES 277
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROPERTIES INFLUENCE PHYSICAL SCAR AND CELLULAR BEHAVIOR 278
Cytokines and Signaling Molecules 279
Profibrotic Cytokines and Molecules 279
Transforming Growth Factor-β 279
Connective tissue growth factor/CCN2 280
Platelet-derived growth factor 280
Insulinlike growth factor 1 280
Antifibrotic Cytokines and Molecules 281
Interferon 281
Tumor necrosis factor 281
Decorin 281
MicroRNA 281
CELLS INVOLVED IN WOUND HEALING 281
Local Cells 281
Keratinocytes 281
Dermal fibroblasts 281
Hypertrophic scar fibroblasts 282
Myofibroblasts 283
Systemic Cells 283
Macrophages, neutrophils, and mast cells 283
Fibrocytes 283
T-helper cells 283
WOUND CONTRACTION, SCAR CONTRACTURES, AND FORCES CAUSING SCARRING 284
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CURRENT TREATMENTS 285
Mechanical Treatments 285
Pressure garments 285
Silicone gel sheets 285
Massage 285
Splinting 285
Dressings 285
Immunologic and Biomolecular Treatments 285
Corticosteroids 285
5-Fluorouracil 286
Interferon 286
Transforming growth factor-β modulators 286
Surgical Treatments 286
Laser 286
Cryosurgery 286
Surgical prevention 286
Scar revision 287
SUMMARY 287
REFERENCES 287
Postburn Upper Extremity Occupational Therapy 293
Key points 293
INTRODUCTION 293
INITIAL ASSESSMENT 293
TREATMENT 293
Edema Management 293
Pediatric applications 295
Patient and caregiver education 295
ANTIDEFORMITY SPLINTING 295
Boutonniere Deformity 295
Mallet Finger Deformity 295
First Web Space Contractures 295
Claw Hand Deformity 296
Palmar Arch Contractures 296
Elbow Complications 296
Axillary Complications 296
Advanced Stage Digit Complications 297
Splint Schedules 298
Pediatric Applications 298
Patient and Caregiver Education 299
RANGE OF MOTION AND STRENGTHENING 300
Pediatric Applications 300
Patient and Caregiver Education 301
SCAR MANAGEMENT 301
Pediatric Applications 302
Patient and Caregiver Education 303
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 303
Pediatric Applications 303
Patient and Caregiver Education 304
Summary 304
REFERENCES 304
Scar Management of the Burned Hand 305
Key points 305
INTRODUCTION 305
DEVELOPMENT OF HYPERTROPHIC SCARRING IN THE BURN WOUND 306
HYPERTROPHIC SCARRING IN THE HAND 307
TREATMENT OF HYPERTROPHIC SCARS 308
Early Scar Management 308
Injectables 308
Fat Grafting 309
Laser Therapy 309
Pulse Dye Laser 309
Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser 310
Alexandrite Laser 311
Operative Management 311
SUMMARY 314
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 314
REFERENCES 314
Postburn Contractures of the Hand 317
Key points 317
INTRODUCTION 317
CONDITIONS AND PRESENTATION OF BURN CONTRACTURES IN THE HAND 318
PREVENTION OF CONTRACTURE 319
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION, TIMING, AND PRINCIPLES 319
FLEXION CONTRACTURES 320
THUMB 323
BOUTONNIERE DEFORMITY 324
BURN SYNDACTYLY 325
METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT CONTRACTURES 326
WRIST CONTRACTURES 327
BURN CLAW HAND DEFORMITY 328
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 328
OUTCOMES 329
SUMMARY 330
REFERENCES 330
Reconstruction of the Adult and Pediatric Burned Hand 333
Key points 333
INTRODUCTION 333
CONTRACTURE PREVENTION 334
FUNCTIONAL DEFORMITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BURNED HAND 334
Dorsal Hand Burns 335
Palmar Hand Burns 336
First Web Space Contractures 336
Swan Neck and Boutonniere Deformities 337
Burn Syndactyly 337
Nail bed deformities 338
Digital necrosis 338
DIFFERENCES IN RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDIATRIC AND THE ADULT BURNED HAND 339
SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES FOR RECONSTRUCTION 339
Minimally Invasive Techniques 339
Skin Grafting 339
Dermal substitutes 340
Full-thickness autograft versus split-thickness autograft 340
Release and autograft for nail bed deformities 340
Local Flaps 340
Local digital flaps 340
Anatomic local flaps 340
Dorsal metacarpal artery flaps 340
Pollicization 340
Local flaps for treatment of web space contracture/neosyndactyly 341
Regional Flaps 342
Reverse radial forearm flap 342
Posterior interosseous artery fasciocutaneous flap 342
Remote Pedicled Flaps 342
Groin Flap 342
Abdominal Flap 342
Free Tissue Transfer 343
Hand transplantation 343
SUMMARY 343
REFERENCES 344
Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Burned Hand and Upper Extremity 347
Key points 347
INTRODUCTION 347
PREPARING FOR MICROSURGERY 348
OPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 350
Reconstructive Options 354
SUMMARY 360
REFERENCES 360
Heterotopic Ossification Following Upper Extremity Injury 363
Key points 363
INTRODUCTION 363
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS 364
DIAGNOSIS 364
Examination 364
Current Imaging Techniques 364
Experimental Imaging Techniques 365
PREVENTION 366
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT 368
Indications 368
Approach 368
Operative Techniques 368
Rehabilitation 368
Outcomes 369
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH 369
Animal Models 369
Therapeutics Under Laboratory Investigation 369
SUMMARY 370
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 371
REFERENCES 371
Postburn Contractures of the Elbow and Heterotopic Ossification 375
Key points 375
INTRODUCTION 375
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CONTRACTURE DEVELOPMENT 376
Severity of Soft Tissue Injury 376
Depth of tissue injury 376
EXTENT OF BURN INJURY 376
DURATION OF HEALING AND TIME TO WOUND COVERAGE 377
Depth of Injury 377
Infection 377
Tension 377
Early Wound Coverage 377
PATHOANATOMY OF POSTBURN ELBOW CONTRACTURES 377
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 378
History 378
Examination 378
Additional Studies 378
TREATMENT 379
Nonoperative 379
Operative 379
Indications and contraindications 379
Timing of surgical intervention 380
Superficial contractures 380
Deep contractures 380
SURGICAL INTERVENTION 380
Superficial Linear Contractures 380
Superficial Diffuse Contractures 381
Deep Contractures 382
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OF DEEP CONTRACTURE RELEASE 382
Patient Positioning 382
Incision 382
Posterior Approach 383
Medial Heterotopic Bone Excision 383
Tendon and Muscle Release 383
Lateral Exposure 384
Posterior Exposure 384
Closure 384
POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 385
OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS 385
Complications 386
SUMMARY 387
REFERENCES 387
Outcomes Assessment After Hand Burns 389
Key points 389
INTRODUCTION 389
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING DISABILITY AND HEALTH 390
PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES 390
CLINOMETRIC PROPERTIES 391
ASSESSING OUTCOMES 392
HAND BURN OUTCOMES 392
Global Outcomes Measures 392
Hand-Specific Outcomes Measures 393
Descriptive outcomes measures 394
Component outcomes measures 394
Performance outcomes measures 394
Patient-reported outcomes measures 394
OUTCOMES DATABASES 395
SUMMARY 395
REFERENCES 395
International Disease Burden of Hand Burns 399
Key points 399
INTRODUCTION 399
BURNS OF THE HAND AND MEASURING THE BURDEN OF DISEASE 400
WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE BURDEN OF DISEASE DUE TO HAND BURNS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES IN 2017? 401
ADDRESSING THE BURDEN OF DISEASE DUE TO HAND BURNS 403
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT POSTBURN RECONSTRUCTION IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES? 404
SUMMARY 405
REFERENCES 405
Index 409