• department of Burns;;
  • Beijng Jishuitan Hospital. Beijing. 100035;;
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The surgical treatment of 20 cases (58 fingers) of swan-neek deformity of fingers after burns was reported. The operativc techniques included: (1) The cicatrix at the dorsal aspect of the finger was relcased and the raw surface thus formed was covered by skin graft, while the palmar skin was tightened; (2) Thc extensor mechanism of the finger was partially resected with relcase of the interosscous muscles and shortening of tcnodesis of the tendon of flexor digitorum superficialis; and (3) Fusion of the interphalangeal joint. The results of various methods of treatment were analyzed, and the pathogenesis of swan-neck deformity of fingers was discussed. The importance of prevention of its occurrence was emphasized.

Citation: Shen Zurao. PATHOGENESIS OF SWAN-NECK DEFORMITY OF FINGERS AFTER BURN AND ITS TREATMENT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1991, 5(4): 203-204. doi: Copy