TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes After Deep Full-Thickness Hand Burns
AU - Holavanahalli, Radha K.
AU - Helm, Phala A.
AU - Gorman, April R.
AU - Kowalske, Karen J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133A20104).
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Holavanahalli RK, Helm PA, Gorman AR, Kowalske KJ. Outcomes after deep full-thickness hand burns. Objective: To measure hand-specific functional performance after deep full-thickness dorsal hand burns. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting: The 2005 Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress, Baltimore, MD. Participants: Volunteer sample of burn survivors (N=32) with full-thickness dorsal hand burns with extensor mechanism involvement, who consented to participate. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Total active motion of joints, Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), and Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ). Results: Subjects had large burns (mean percentage total body surface area, 58%). Digit involvement was severe, with more than 50% having amputations and 22% with a boutonnière deformity. Forty percent of subjects had poor functional range with total active motion of less than 180°. Scores on the JTHFT were lower than normative scores, and subjects reported most difficulty in performing MHQ activities of daily living (ADLs). Conclusions: Even with partial amputation or loss of extensor mechanisms, the intact flexor muscles facilitate function by allowing for a modified grasp and enable patients to be independent in most ADL tasks. Training programs can be developed to meet specific goals despite residual hand deformities caused by deep full-thickness burns.
AB - Holavanahalli RK, Helm PA, Gorman AR, Kowalske KJ. Outcomes after deep full-thickness hand burns. Objective: To measure hand-specific functional performance after deep full-thickness dorsal hand burns. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting: The 2005 Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress, Baltimore, MD. Participants: Volunteer sample of burn survivors (N=32) with full-thickness dorsal hand burns with extensor mechanism involvement, who consented to participate. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Total active motion of joints, Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), and Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ). Results: Subjects had large burns (mean percentage total body surface area, 58%). Digit involvement was severe, with more than 50% having amputations and 22% with a boutonnière deformity. Forty percent of subjects had poor functional range with total active motion of less than 180°. Scores on the JTHFT were lower than normative scores, and subjects reported most difficulty in performing MHQ activities of daily living (ADLs). Conclusions: Even with partial amputation or loss of extensor mechanisms, the intact flexor muscles facilitate function by allowing for a modified grasp and enable patients to be independent in most ADL tasks. Training programs can be developed to meet specific goals despite residual hand deformities caused by deep full-thickness burns.
KW - Burns
KW - Hand
KW - Hand deformities
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Treatment outcome
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.010
DO - 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 18036979
AN - SCOPUS:36249032053
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 88
SP - S30-S35
JO - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
JF - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
IS - 12 SUPPL. 2
ER -