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Microsurgery. Dr. Çağatay Uluçay Yeditepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji AD. Gentle & Powerful – Sensitive & Skillful. Normal hand position. Position of rest. Hand – Edema(Swelling). Elevation?. Position of immobilisation. Hand functional positions.
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Microsurgery Dr. Çağatay Uluçay Yeditepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji AD
Open fractures - classification Type I tidy wound < 1cm Type II tidy wound 1-2 cm Type IIIA >2cm; soiled Type IIIB IIIA + periosteal stripping Type IIIC neurovascular damage
Severe hand injury survey Blood supply Stable skeleton Viable skin cover Basic function Occupation
Serious hand trauma-after debridement Longitudinal/ extensile exposures Compartment decompression Skeletal alignment/ fixation Musculo-tendon repair Vessel repair/ graft Nerve repair
Replantation - indications All amputations at the level of the arm, forearm, carpus and metacarpus All amputations of thumb prox to mid distal phalanx In multiple digits replant as many as possible Most digits amputated distal to prox phalanx Children Think about avulsed digits and crushed distal parts
Hand Replantation 7 months off work 50% get only protective sensation 50% range of movement 60% need > 2 operations Medical cost 5-15 times amputation
Nerve Repair Partial nerve Full nerve Regrow at 1mm per day Splintage rehabilitation
Hand Infection Bacterial Viral Fungal Protozoal 64% grow multiple organisms
Hand Infection: anatomical compartments Nail fold (paronychia) Pulp space Tendon sheath Web space Deep palmar space Septic arthritis
Infection: history Time lapse cellulitis 24 hours tendon sheath 48 hours web space deep palm days paronychia pulp space 4-5 days septic arthritis <2 weeks
Infection: tendon sheath Finger in slight flexion Uniformly red and swollen Intense pain on attempted extension Tenderness along line of sheath
Infection: septic arthritis Usually secondary to human bite Swelling out of proportion to inflammation Restricted motion Instability Discharging sinus X-ray changes