BACKGROUNDWound coverage after degloving injury of the hand and fingers is the most difficult problem in hand surgery. The vital and delicate structures such as tendons, nerves and bones are exposed. These degloving injuries are significant in hand as quality of skin lost is irreplaceable. 1 The goal of treatment should be early coverage to regain form and function that will allow early mobilisation.
MATERIALS AND METHODSBetween January 2011 and January 2014 in Osmania General Hospital, thirty two patients were treated with Louvre abdominal flaps for degloving injuries of fingers due to various causes.
RESULTSLouvre abdominal flaps 2 are versatile in reconstruction of hand injuries with defects in multiple fingers with less donor site morbidity. These flaps help in early return to the work and shortcuts the multiple procedures such as syndactyly release, flap thinning or physiotherapy. Surgical recovery is faster with these flaps.
CONCLUSIONLouvre flap is a versatile flap to cover each finger separately and simultaneously, provides more tissue than a single flap and leaves a cosmetically better donor site defect.
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