After-Effects of Burns to the Hand - Epidemiological and Clinical Data: 192 Cases

Hand burns are very common and of various etiologies, which can be isolated or associated with more extensive burns. They are functionally serious. They can be minor or major. In order to study the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of burnt hands, we carried out a retrospective study within the plastic surgery and burns department at the Center Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI in Marrakech spanning five years which made it possible to collect 192 cases. It appears from this work that nearly one out of two patients has a burn on at least one hand among patients hospitalized for burns. It also shows the frequency of injuries to young adults (42%) and children under the age of six (33%), in the context of domestic accidents (76%), the frequency of burns on the back of hands by butane flames in the context of a "Hand-Face syndrome" in adults, and the frequency of burns of the palmar face by contact in children. Intermediate burns were the most frequent (51%). Regarding the sequelae phase, our study shows the frequent association of major sequelae and minor sequelae). The sequelae were dominated by digital and digito-palmar retractions (65.5%). A functional deficit was observed in more than two thirds of the cases.