[Repair of postburn hand using scarred skin and an abdominal flap in patients with severe burns].

Objective: To introduce a method for repairing and restoring hand function of the patients suffering from large surface area burn with scarce normal skin for reconstruction.

Methods: Seven patients (ten hands) were treated in our department from April 1994 to February 2001. The TBSA involved with second- or third-degree burns was 85%-96%.