Skin coverage in occupational hand injuries
Barwick, W.J.; Riefkohl, R.; Georgiade, G.
Hand Clinics 2(3): 533-546
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0749-0712 PMID: 3533967 Document Number: 273216
Intact skin is vital after occupational hand injuries. The best bone, tendon, and neurovascular repairs are meaningless without suitable skin coverage to protect them. This article presents various methods of providing skin coverage in the hand after occupational injuries and follows the same thought process that surgeons should use in selecting the most appropriate method of repair.