Abstract:IntroductIon:The majority of pediatric palmar hand burns are managed nonoperatively. Children often reflexively withdraw their hands making a fist during a thermal burn; this protects them from deep palm burns. Acute burn issues when managed expeditiously, lead to fewer future reconstructive needs. When a need does arise, as with subsequent palmar contracture, the mainstays of therapy are split and full thickness skin grafts. Donor sites include plantar and hypothenar surfaces as well as the groin and lower ab… Show more
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