THIRD DEGREE BURN ON THE HAND: A TREATMENT OPTION – CASE REPORT

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159482417012

• Palavras-chave: Third degree burn, ​hand reconstruction, Anterolateral thigh flap

• Keywords: Third degree burn, ​hand reconstruction, Anterolateral thigh flap

• Abstract:

  A burn is an injury caused by an external agent that acts on the body covering tissue, which can cause partial or total loss of the affected tissue function. Agents can be thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive.
  We report a case of a 49-year-old patient suffering from an electrical burn on the upper limb, who underwent reconstruction with a free flap after initial care for the injury.
  Free flaps are of great importance in the treatment of injuries with loss of substance in the hands, due to the possible scarcity of tissue that may occur in the region after extensive trauma, making regional flaps impossible.
  We noticed that the anterolateral thigh free flap fulfilled its role, providing good tissue coverage to the lesion, combined with a small morbidity in the donor area.