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Loss of hand function is the leading cause of impairment following burn injury. With majority of severe burns routinely survivable today, understanding the unique features of hand burn treatment is crucial for all burn surgeons. After trauma survey and resuscitation, evaluation for distal hand perfusion and appropriate upper extremity escharotomy ± fasciotomy are the first steps in managing hand burns. As with all burns, the principle of early excision and grafting yields the best results in limiting scarring and contracture. Splinting and aggressive therapy are paramount in maintaining hand function. For inevitable contractures, tailored techniques with local and regional flaps can restore hand function.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Clifford C. Sheckter

  2. Burn Center and Division of Plastic Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA

    Matthew B. Klein

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  1. Ross Tilley Burn Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke

  2. Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz

  3. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

    Folke Sjöberg

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Steven E. Wolf

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Sheckter, C.C., Klein, M.B. (2020). Hand Burns. In: Jeschke, M., Kamolz, LP., Sjöberg, F., Wolf, S. (eds) Handbook of Burns Volume 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18940-2_36

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