Soft Tissue Coverage for Post Electrical Burn Defects in Upperlimbs with Flaps.

Background and objective: Analysis of electrical burns to the upper extremities. Upper limb deformities caused by electrical burns are resurfaced using flaps that are tailored to the individual patient's situation. Methods: During the time period of March 2022 to January 2023, at the Department of Plastic Surgery, ASRAM Medical College and Hospital, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India, performed prospective research on a total of 25 patients with post electrical burn defects in upperlimbs with flaps. Result: When compared to electrical burns produced by lightning or higher voltages (>1000 volts), those caused by low-tension (1000 volts), mostly caused by domestic appliances, account for a disproportionately large number of visits to the emergency room. In all, 42 people have only had symptoms in their upper extremities, 22 in their lower extremities, and 16 in other parts of their bodies (scalp, face, neck, trunk, genitalia). One hundred and one people have been diagnosed with the condition affecting their upper limbs (42+22+16+21). Conclusion: The wrist and fingers are the most common places where soft tissues are injured. According to our findings, the groyne flap is the most often used flap, followed by the abdominal flap and the louvre flap. No unrestricted tissue swaps were done. The study population did not have any life-threatening complications, such flap failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]