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Case report
High-pressure chemical injection injury to the hand: usually underestimated injury with major consequences
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  1. Raman Sharma,
  2. Jerry R John and
  3. Ramesh Kumar Sharma
  1. Plastic Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Raman Sharma, dr.sharma.raman{at}gmail.com

Abstract

The damages caused by high-pressure injuries are often underestimated. Such incidents are characterised by a small punctiform entry wound and the normal colour of skin. The internal damage caused by these injuries can be severely devastating in nature. These injuries required emergent surgical debridement and irrigation. Postoperatively intensive physiotherapy is required for the successful return of hand function. The final functional outcome depends on the initial latency to treatment, nature of injected material, location and volume of injection and postoperative physiotherapy.

  • trauma
  • plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • physiotherapy (rehabilitation)
  • accidents
  • injuries
  • radiology

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Footnotes

  • Contributors This unusual case was diagnosed and managed by JRJ and RS. The article was researched and written by RS and JRJ and edited and supervised by RKS.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

  • Patient consent for publication Obtained.