Spectrum of hand injuries and their management at a tertiary care hospital using the hand injury scoring system

Shrihari, Vivek

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20163554

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“…In our study the spectrum of hand injury ranged from simple laceration which were easily repaired to multiple finger amputations and crush injury which required extensive and multiple reconstructive surgeries. Hand surgical cases were predominantly seen in male which is similar 5,6 to the study conducted in India about hand injury cases .…”

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Profile of Hand Surgery Cases at Kirtipur Hospital

Karki

Nakarmi

Magar

et al. 2018

J. Nepalgunj Med. College

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Background: There can be multiple hand problems with which patients can present. Such hand problems can be because of any kind of trauma, birth defects, tumours, infection or other conditions. Hand surgery is a special field of plastic surgery, which deals with these hand problems. The Department of Burns, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery of Kirtipur Hospital run by Public Health Concern Trust-Nepal has been providing hand surgery service to the patients with these hand problems.Aim of Study: To analyse the various types of surgical hand problems in patients attending Kirtipur Hospital.Material and Methods: It is a cross sectional retrospective observational study of the patients with different hand problems done at the Department of Burns, Plastic & Reconstructive surgery of Kirtipur Hospital from January to December 2016.Results: There were 124 patients who presented with various hand problems. There was male preponderance and the most common age group affected was between 15-60 years. Hand trauma was the most common cause of hand problems followed by post burn contractures.Conclusion: Hand is a complicated organ which can give rise to various problems. Hand surgery is an essential component of reconstructive surgery to deal with these problems. JNGMC, Vol. 14 No. 2 December 2016, Page: 41-43

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“…In this study we found among 124 cases who were operated, 64.5% were in age group of 15-60 years. This may be because the commonest case to undergo hand surgery were hand injury cases which occurs more in this age group suggested by other [6][7][8] studies .…”

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Profile of Hand Surgery Cases at Kirtipur Hospital

Karki

Nakarmi

Magar

et al. 2018

J. Nepalgunj Med. College

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“…13 In a study by Srihari et al, crush injuries were a dominant mode accounting for 66.74% of cases. 10 Prasad noted that the leading cause was combined injuries (38%) followed by crush injuries (33%) and cut injuries (23%) in their study. 7 Gupta et al had contrasting results showing 67.21% cases with laceration and cut injuries and only 22.95% injuries with crush injuries.…”

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“…7 Srihari et al noted that 43% of the injuries are a result of workplace trauma. 10 Garg et al quoted that the incidence of workplace injuries was around 70%, 60% and 31% in a Turkish, Danish and Kenyan studies respectively. 11 Out of the other injuries in the present study, 24.6% (28 patients) were agricultural injuries and 15.7% (18 patients) were due to burns and domestic injuries each.…”

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Clinical profile of patients with forearm and hand injuries

Bisht¹,

Rajan²,

Dvivedi³

et al. 2020

Int Surg J

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Background: Hand injuries are among the most frequent injuries, constituting between 6.6% and 28.6% of all injuries. Hand and forearm injuries, however small or large they may be do have a significant impact on the society in terms of cost of treatment, hospital stay and costs of lost production and hence the importance of this study.Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, over the period of 12 months. Subjects were recruited from patients presenting in emergency/surgery OPD, HIMS, Dehradun with a primary diagnosis of soft tissue injuries in the forearm and the hand. A total of 114 patients were included in the study.Results: Overall mean age of the subjects in our study was 28.21±15.71. The highest incidence was in the age group of (20-40) years i.e. 62 (54.30%). Male to female ratio in our study was 6.6:1. Maximum injuries occurred as workplace and industrial injuries. This contributed to 34.2% (39 subjects) of overall injuries. 50% patients had crush injuries while lacerations, burn and avulsion were other form of injuries. 43 patients had bone and joint involvement,16 patients had neurovascular injuries and 20 patients had tendon injuries. Conclusions: Hand and forearm injuries are more common in males and in the age group of 20 to 40 years leading to loss of productive working days causing a significant financial burden on the society.

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“…The logical and systematic diagnostic plan allows surgeons to recognize the location and severity of the muscle-skeletal injury and primary treatment. 7 Understanding trauma mechanisms and patterns of injury in the injured hand will maximize awareness and guide surgical reconstruction, rehabilitation, and prevention. 8 It is a challenge to assess and treat a crushed hand.…”

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Prospective study of hand injuries in Government Royapettah Hospital

Muthuram

Savitha

2020

Int Surg J

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Background: Hands often get injured and can be incapacitating the patient if care is not given properly. Injury to hand leads to loss of function as well as deformity of body image which can cause a lot of psychological consequences. The objective of the study was to analyze the pattern of hand injuries encountered and to compare the functional recovery at first and third month after appropriate management.Methods: Totally 150 consecutive patients presenting with history of injury to hand or hands following road traffic accidents, industrial accidents, assault etc. are selected based on non-probability sampling method appropriate preliminary radiological and blood investigations were done and appropriate management was carried out to analyze the final outcomes. Results: Out of 150 cases in our study fingers contributed 121 (80.6%) of cases followed by palmar and dorsum of hand in about 26 cases (17.3%), wrist and forearm injuries contributing about 3 cases (2%). In fingers most of injuries occurred in third finger 35 cases (23.3%) followed by F2-28 (18.6%), F4-21 (14%), F5-20 (13.3%), thumb-17 (11.3%). Most injuries were in the left hand. required secondary procedures.Conclusions: Early presentation of patients and unlikely prehospital involvement of traditional bone setters reflect the great importance attached to hand injuries. Promotion of safety measures in the workplace and homes and prevention of road traffic crashes would help in reducing the incidence of hand injuries.

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Spectrum of hand injuries and their management at a tertiary care hospital using the hand injury scoring system

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Profile of Hand Surgery Cases at Kirtipur Hospital

Profile of Hand Surgery Cases at Kirtipur Hospital

Clinical profile of patients with forearm and hand injuries

Prospective study of hand injuries in Government Royapettah Hospital

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