Although hand injuries due to kite strings seem to be trivial, these injuries could be serious enough to lose the function of hand. This case series in the division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of our institution from August 2014 to January 2016 evaluated the clinic-etiological profile, severity and management of hand injuries due to kite strings assessed clinically and radiologically....

OBJECTIVE Water volumetry is considered the "gold standard" for hand edema assessment. This technique requires considerable time, staff, and specialized equipment. The figure-of-eight method for hand edema assessment has been tested only in the orthopedic population. The objective of this study was to test the reliability and concurrent validity of the figure-of-eight method of measuring hand e...

In the middle of May 2003, a three and a half year old girl from central Wisconsin presented for treatment of an infection that occurred after bites to her hands from a pet prairie dog. It appeared at first that this was just another case of bacterial cellulitis associated with an animal bite. The cellulitis would quickly resolve with antibiotics. This is a common scenario for physicians of Mar...

Figure 1. Two views of the right hand (A and C) and the left hand (B and D) following a high-voltage electrical injury. DESCRIPTION A 31-year-old left-hand-dominant male was brought to the emergency department after contacting a high-voltage (7600 V) power line with a fiberglass extension pole. Physical examination revealed third-degree burns to the bilateral hands (Fig 1).

If you get a hangnail, it?s recommended that you avoid pulling or biting it off. Instead, remove the excess skin with nail clippers or nail scissors. To avoid infection, make sure to wash your hands regularly. You mentioned that your hangnail is very sore and swollen ? this could be a sign of infection. It?s wise to apply some over-the-counter antibacterial ointment or cream (after you clean an...

Microorganisms are a necessary part of everyday life. Many, known as resident or normal flora, adapt and live peacefully with the human body, providing benefits such as vitamin production or cellulose digestion in the intestines, and protection from disease-producing pathogens. Transient flora may stay for weeks to months but do not remain permanently because of fierce competition from resident...

Bite wounds are a common form of hand injury with the potential to lead to severe local and systemic sequelae and permanent functional impairment. Mammalian bite wounds may be caused by a variety of animal class and species; injuries resulting from dogs, cats and humans are the most widely discussed and reported in the literature. Bite wounds may be contaminated with aggressive pathogens and th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiological features and outcome of fireworks-related injuries among children 0 - 13 years old. DESIGN A retrospective study from the trauma registry of a children's hospital from 2001 - 2009. RESULTS Fifty-five children were treated for injuries from fireworks. The mean age was 8.8 years, 78% were boys, and the largest age group was 5 - 9 years old. Firecrack...

Median nerves to the hands of 8-15-d-old marmoset monkeys were transected and precluded from regeneration by ligation. Following periods of 0.4-1.5 years, features of organization in the cortical area 3b hand map were assessed neurophysiologically, and compared to features in normally reared monkeys. Cortical features in monkeys with both histories were similar in certain respects. (1) Receptiv...

gIR _i shall be obliged, if you will kindly insert the following in your esteemed Journal, if you think it will interest your readers. I was called to see a case of serpent bite to a village about 14 miles away. I reached the place at 2 p.m., and on inquiry I learnt that the man was bitten by a snake in the early morning of the previous day at 5 a.m., i-s,, thiity-three hours before I first saw...