Citation

Van demark RE, Van demark RE. J. Orthop. Trauma 1993; 7(6): 506-509.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8308601

Abstract

Nailgun injuries of the digits and palm are an occupational hazard for carpenters. Sixty-five percent of all nailgun injuries have been reported to involve the hand. Clinically they can be further classified into three types, varying with the injury and the prognosis. Prompt nail removal after i.v. antibiotics, minimal wound debridement, operative curettement of the nail tract with removal of any foreign material, irrigation, open wound drainage, and nonoperative treatment of skeletal injuries resulted in healing without infection and with good function in seven cases.

Language: en