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. 2017 Mar 31;30(1):57-61.

The pedicled groin flap in resurfacing hand burn scar release and other injuries: a five-case series report and review of the literature

K S Amouzou  1 , N Berny  2 , A El Harti  2 , M Diouri  2 , A Chlihi  2 , M Ezzoubi  2
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The pedicled groin flap in resurfacing hand burn scar release and other injuries: a five-case series report and review of the literature

K S Amouzou et al. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. .

Abstract
in English, French

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Keywords: groin flap; hand; hand burn; microsurgery; ring finger; traumatic hand injury.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) Ring finger with extensor repair; (B) Coverage of the ring finger with a pedicled groin flap.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. (A) Post burn contracture of a hand; (B) Release and splinting of metacarpophalangeal joints with Kirshner spines; (C) Coverage of the defect on the dorsum of the hand with a pedicled groin flap.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. (A) Squamous cell carcinoma on the dorsum of the hand; (B) Post excision defect is 8cm x 6cm; (C) Immediate coverage with a pedicled groin flap.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Outcome at twoyear follow-up. (A) Reconstructed finger; (B) Donor site scar.
Table I
Table I. Clinical, therapeutic and outcome characteristics of the patients
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