Paediatric Hand Injuries at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Niger. q. j. hosp. med
;
19(3): 148-150, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1267670
ABSTRACT
Background:
Paediatric hand trauma represents a subset of hand injury that can be quite challenging to manage. Local studies on this injuries are few therefore a 4 year retrospective study at the Trauma and hand rehabilitation unit of the Lagos University teaching hospital was carried out.Objectives:
To determine the percentage of hand trauma occurring in the paediatric age group; the predominant age group involved; place of injury; the major injury types occurring as well as the most common surgical procedure required.Methods:
The case records of all cases that presented at the hand rehabilitation clinic or the emergency center of the Lagos University teaching hospital over a 4 year period were reviewed. Those below the age of 12 years were studied. Their biodata; type of injury; place of injury and other details were obtained.Results:
634 patients were seen over the study period; 61 cases of hand injuries were in the paediatric age group. Hand trauma constituted less than a third of all paediatric hand cases. The commonest age group affected was 2-6 years. Most of the injuries occurred around the home. Burns injury; blunt trauma; glass and knife cuts were the commonest causes of hand trauma. Soft tissue reconstruction was commonest procedure done.Conclusion:
Infants and toddlers were the most vunerable groups while burns injury was the commonest cause of hand trauma seen at the Lagos university teaching hospital
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Main subject:
Pediatrics
/
Teaching
/
Child
/
Hand Injuries
/
Hospitals
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. q. j. hosp. med
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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