The pattern of tissue damage in occupational trauma.
Ceylon Med J
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1996 Mar; 41(1): 15-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-47666
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the pattern of tissue damage in occupational hand injuries.SETTING:
Trauma and Orthopaedic Unit of the General Hospital, Colombo. PATIENTS 190 patients with occupational hand injuries submitted to surgery by me were studied prospectively. The incidence of compound and simple fractures and dislocations, digital amputations, tendon injuries and skin loss were studied. The individual bones and tendons affected, the level of digital amputations and the involvement of individual fingers were recorded.RESULTS:
Compound fractures accounted for 42.1% of injuries and in 56.4% the distal phalanx was involved. Finger tendons were affected in 66.6%. The highest incidence of compound fractures (30.6%), amputations (41.1%) and skin and subcutaneous tissue loss (28.5%) was seen in the index finger.CONCLUSIONS:
1. Compound fractures and digital amputations were the main injuries. 2. Distal phalanx is more frequently affected in compound fractures. 3. Among the amputations loss of finger tip is the commonest. 4. Flexor tendons were more injured than the extensor tendons. 5. Index finger is the most frequently injured digit.
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Sri Lanka
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Humanos
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Acidentes de Trabalho
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Escala de Gravidade do Ferimento
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Incidência
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Luxações Articulares
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Fraturas Ósseas
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Corpos Estranhos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ceylon Med J
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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