Citation

Conti E. Chir. Main 2013; 32(Suppl 1): S63-71.

Vernacular Title

Les brûlures de la main chez l'enfant.

Affiliation

Unité de chirurgie, centre de traitement des brûlés, hôpital d'enfants Armand-Trousseau, AP-HP, université Paris-6, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address: contiel@free.fr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.main.2013.05.005

PMID

23830494

Abstract

Hand burn is a frequent accident in young children. Burn care must take into account child growth and healing should be obtained before the 15th day to prevent any retraction. There is no consensus about treatment but one should consider several criteria, such as burn depth, etiology, localization and hand growth. It is mandatory to position the hand in skin maximal capacity position as soon as cleansing to limit sequelae. Regular visits are necessary up to the end of growth, to allow operating on the child in case functional sequelae appear.

Language: fr