Citation

Mennen U, Howells CJ. J. Hand Surg. Br. 1991; 16(4): 431-435.

Affiliation

Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1779160

Abstract

100 consecutive patients whose finger had been bitten by another person, or who had cut it on a tooth in a fight, have been studied. 82 healed completely but 18 eventually needed amputation. Early and thorough debridement is required, plus a suitable mixture of antibiotics. Once infection is established in bone or tendon sheath, amputation is often needed, but most infected joints can be saved.

Language: en