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THE HAND FUNCTIONSOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The hands are special and unique structures that need special care during our daily routine management of burns. The treatment of burned hand is a part of the care of the burned patient and not an isolated problem. Hands are one of the most frequent site of thermal injury. Burns of the hands can cause various degrees of damage to the skin and underlying structures and may lead to loss of sensation, contractures and hand deformities which has an important impact on the quality of survival after burn. Patients with post burn hand deformities are considered physically handicapped, specially those who depend on the hands in their professional work. In our study patients with partial thickness burns of the hands and total body surface area burn less than 25% were admitted to the Burn Unit of Tanta University Hospitals (52 cases with 73 burned hands) and were randomly allocated into one of two groups. The first group consisted of 37 hands and silver slufadiazine cream 1% was used for dressing. The second group consisted of 36 hands and moist expoSed burn ointment was used for dressing . In both groups a polyetheyne bag was used’as a cover for the burned hand. Early continuous passive and active movements and elevation of the hand were encouraged from the first day of admission.