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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Hand: Management with Literature Review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. This report presents a case of necrotizing fasciitis following a seemingly minor injury sustained from handling a spiny plant. Despite initial primary care by a physician, the patient presented with severe septic shock and necrotizing fasciitis
Sarina Delavari, MD, Ioannis-Fivos Megas, MD, Moritz Billner, MD, Bert Reichert, MD, David Breidung, MD   +4 more
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PROBLEMS OF CLASSIFICATION AND TERMINOLOGY OF OPEN HAND INJURIES (REVIEW)

Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii, 2011
The review of the most meaningful classifications and the terms used in treatment of open injuries of the hand is presented. The presented classifications nominally are divided into three groups: the classifications constructed on descriptive signs ...
R. P. Matveiew, A. L. Petrushin
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Comparative Analysis of a Modified Secondary Healing Protocol for Fingertip Amputations and Non-microsurgical Reconstruction Techniques

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2022
Objective To describe and compare the results obtained with a secondary healing protocol for fingertip amputations and their relationship to injury severity according to the Allen classification.
Carlos Rubén Chavez-Galvan, Ricardo Martínez-Pérez, Efrén Flores-Alvarez, Armando Martínez-Pérez   +3 more
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Demographic shifts reshaping the landscape of hand trauma: a comprehensive single-center analysis of changing trends in hand injuries from 2007 to 2022

Injury Epidemiology
Hand injuries constitute up to 30% of the total cases treated in emergency departments. Over time, demographic changes, especially an aging population, and shifts in workplace safety regulations and healthcare policies have significantly impacted the ...
M. Tamulevicius, F. Bucher, N. Dastagir, Vincent Maerz, P. Vogt, K. Dastagir   +5 more
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Firework Injuries of the Hand: An Analysis of Treatment and Health Care Utilization

HAND, 2020
Background: Firework injuries to the hand can be devastating due to the explosive and ballistic nature of these devices. The aim of this study was to describe the injury and treatment characteristics of patients requiring surgery for firework-related ...
R. Ortiz, S. Ozkan, N. Chen, K. Eberlin
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Penetrating injury of the hand with a door handle: a case report [PDF]

, 2008
INTRODUCTION: Penetrating injuries of the hand with various sharp objects have previously been reported. In this report we describe an unusual penetrating injury of the hand caused by a door handle. CASE PRESENTATION: A 32-year-old woman presented with a
Kiran Singisetti, Michail Kokkinakis, Nanjappa Shankar   +2 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis after Panniculectomy Caused by Finegoldia magna

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare yet severe complication after body contouring surgery. We present a case of a 54-year-old woman with a complex medical history who developed necrotizing fasciitis 9 days after panniculectomy and epigastric hernia
David Breidung, MD, Sarina Delavari, MD, Ioannis-Fivos Megas, MD, Bert Reichert, MD, Moritz Billner, MD   +4 more
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Degloving injuries of the hand

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2011
Avulsion of skin from the hand or fingers is an injury that has a dramatic presentation. The entire musculo-skeletal unit of the finger is intact, and the patient can often move the parts of his naked hand quite normally.
R Krishnamoorthy, G Karthikeyan
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Difference in the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics by age groups of the children who visited a hand center emergency department with a hand injury requiring surgery [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2016
Purpose We aimed to describe the difference in the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics by age groups of the children with hand injuries requiring surgery who visited the emergency department (ED) of a community hospital that runs a hand center ...
Donghun Kwak, Shindeuk Lee, Jinhyun Yoo, Hyunwoong Noh, Yunjun Kim, Insung Kim   +5 more
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Postoperative Complications of Flap Procedures in Chest Wall Defect Reconstruction: A Two-Center Experience

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Chest wall defect reconstruction is a complex procedure aimed at restoring thoracic structural integrity after trauma, tumor removal, or congenital issues. In this study, postoperative complications were investigated to improve
David Breidung, Sarina Delavari, Sebastian Grimme, Götz Habild, Moritz Billner, Dietmar Kraus, Bert Reichert, Ioannis-Fivos Megas   +7 more
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