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Patterns of hand fractures and dislocations in a district general hospital
- Source :
- Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland). 18(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- In a retrospective survey of patients with fractures and dislocations attending the Accident department of a District General hospital, comparison was made between patients with fractures and dislocations in the hand and fractures and dislocations of other sites. Patients with hand injuries accounted for 28% of the total patients seen. They were more likely than other fracture patients to be male and between the ages of 10 and 40 years. Almost a quarter of hand injuries attended on Monday. Leisure activities outside the home formed the commonest aetiological factor. Only 66% of patients with hand injuries attended the Accident department within 24 hours of injury. The little finger was the commonest site of injury. This survey emphasizes the differences between hand injuries and injuries of other sites, identifies the risk factors for hand injuries and has implications for the management of hand injuries in a District General Hospital.
- Subjects :
- Aetiological factor
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Joint Dislocations
Hospitals, General
Fractures, Bone
Retrospective survey
Epidemiology
Finger Injuries
Medicine
Humans
General hospital
Risk factor
Child
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Transplantation
business.industry
Hand Injuries
Infant
Little finger
Middle Aged
Hospitals, District
medicine.anatomical_structure
England
Child, Preschool
Physical therapy
Upper limb
Surgery
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02667681
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aa5cba603cdfeebdde1f0dde09f52d85