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Edward V. Craig, MD

JAMA. 1985;253(7):1014.

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IT IS imperative that when a patient is seen with a traumatic hand laceration, if the instrument causing the laceration cannot be identified or is unknown, adequate x-ray films be obtained to ensure that potentially dangerous foreign bodies are not embedded in the tissue. These can migrate even after primary wound healing and cause delayed or secondary trauma exceeding the initial episode.

The following case illustrates the tragic consequences of failure to include proper roentgenographic studies as part of the initial evaluation of hand trauma.

Report of a Case

A 20-year-old man was seen in the emergency room after falling on his outstretched right hand in a rock quarry. On initial examination, a laceration over the base of the hypothenar eminence from the pisiform bone to the hook of the hamate bone was noted. The patient complained of no neurological symptoms referable to the area, and the results of neurological . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (Dr Craig).

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