6-MISSILE HAND INJURIES IN BASRAH CITY

M Hasan, Amin; A Al-Iedan, Ali; W Hashim, Falih; A Muradian, Avadis

doi:10.33762/bsurg.2008.55516

	6-MISSILE HAND INJURIES IN BASRAH CITY
Basrah Journal of Surgery
Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-28 PDF (0 K)
DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2008.55516
Authors
Amin M Hasan; Ali A Al-Iedan; Falih W Hashim; Avadis A Muradian
Abstract
Missile hand injuries (MHI) have increased in our locality, in this prospective study 130 patients (140 hands) with MHI were included, they were 86% male, and 42% were between 21 to 30 years of age. Forty nine percent were injured by bullet and 26% by explosions of different objects. Combined tissue injuries were presented in 62% of the patients with associated fractures in 63%. In 70% of the hands initial surgical wound debridment was performed, 24% of the fractures were stabilized by K- wire and with the simple skeletal external fixations in 18%. Serial different types of secondary and definitive surgical treatment were performed in 62% of the patients. After the follow up period, most of the patients had multiple complains and only 14% had a satisfactory functional hand. The initial, definitive management, the severity and mechanism of the injury that lead to multiple tissue damage had a great affect on final functional recovery.
Keywords
MISSILE HAND INJURIES IN BASRAH CITY

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