Successful treatment of postburn flexion contracture in fingers of early childhood with dynamic splint therapy after operation: long-term follow-up

Background Infants or early childhood individuals are prone to be burned on the palm and fingers, since they tend to extend their hands to the heat source. Wounds with more than 3-week-prolonged ulcers frequently result in flexion contracture. Despite successful surgery, the outcome might be unsatisfactory because of postoperative contracture. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of our dynamic splint therapy following operation of postburn flexion contracture of fingers in infants or early childhood.