Causes And Pattern Of Unilateral Hand Injuries

Kaisha, W; Khainga, Stanley Ominde

doi:10.4314/eamj.v85i3.9634

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“…In developed countries falls are a leading cause of hand injuries [11]. In a recent Kenyan study, falls were the third most common cause of hand injuries after occupational injury and assault [8].…”

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Pattern of limb amputation in a Kenyan rural hospital

Ogeng’o

Obimbo

Kingori³

2009

International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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“…Indeed, it has been demonstrated that workplace machines and assault are the most common causes of hand injuries [8]. This calls for enhancement of work place safety measures.…”

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Pattern of limb amputation in a Kenyan rural hospital

Ogeng’o

Obimbo

Kingori³

2009

International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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“…Studies have shown that the majority of these are related to lacerations to the hand [ 6 - 8 ]. Other causes include soft tissue injury (including bruising and amputations), fractures (including dislocations), burns and infection.…”

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“…Hand trauma, in general, often affects the younger population, is greater in the male sex and in the majority of cases is related to occupational, or assault injuries [ 6 , 7 , 10 ].…”

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The Development and Future of Reconstructive and Microvascular Surgery of the Hand

Malahias

Jordan

Hindocha

et al. 2014

TOORTHJ

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The hand is often thought of as a key discriminator in what makes humans human. The hand is both intricate and fascinating in its design and function, allowing humans to interact with their surroundings, and each other. Due to its use in manipulation of the person’s environment, injury to the hand is common.Devastating hand injuries have a profound, physical, psychological, ﬁnancial and socially crippling effect on patients.Advances in operative techniques and improvements in microscopes and instruments allowed Malt &McKhann to perform the first successful arm replantation in 1962 [1].This was followed by a myriad of autologous free flaps of varying composition, that were discovered after the mapping of the cutaneous blood circulation by Taylor and Palmer [2] and Mathes & Nahai’s classification of muscle flaps [3] providing us with countless options to harvest and transfer healthy, well vascularised tissues into areas of injury.Since the late sixties, with the emerging subspecialty of microvascular reconstruction, surgeons have had the technical ability to salvage many amputated parts, even entire limbs.The measure of functional outcomemust incorporate the evaluation and severity ofthe initial injury and the subsequent reconstructive surgeries [4].

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“…Hand trauma, is mainly found in the male sex, affecting the younger population and in the majority of cases is related to work, or assault injuries [1-3]. Data revealed in 2007 by The British Society for Surgery of the Hand [4] showed that 20% of patients attending the emergency room suffered from hand injuries, resulting in more than 1.36 million attendances for hand injuries in the United Kingdom each year.…”

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Bite Injuries to the Hand: Microbiology, Virology and Management

Malahias¹,

Jordan²,

Hughes³

et al. 2014

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Bites to the human hand, be it from a pet, a stray animal or even a fellow human, may often have dire consequences for the person suffering the insult. Bites by mammals are a common problem and they account for up to 1% of all visits to hospital emergency rooms, in the UK. Clenched fist injuries to the mouth (‘fight bite’) are notorious for being the worst human bites. Bite injuries of the hand and their related infections must be monitored vigilantly and managed proactively, by experts in this field of surgery. In this review article we discuss the associated microbiology and virology of these injuries as well as their management.

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Causes And Pattern Of Unilateral Hand Injuries

Abstract: Objective: To assess the causes and pattern of hand injuries in patients with isolated unilateral acute hand injuries managed at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Design: A prospective cross-sectional descriptive study.

Cited by 10 publications

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Pattern of limb amputation in a Kenyan rural hospital

Pattern of limb amputation in a Kenyan rural hospital

The Development and Future of Reconstructive and Microvascular Surgery of the Hand

Bite Injuries to the Hand: Microbiology, Virology and Management

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