Citation

Mazzetto-Betti KC, Amâncio AC, Farina JA, Barros ME, Fonseca MCR. Burns 2009; 35(5): 707-713.

Affiliation

Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Department of Neurology, Psiquiatry and Medical Psicology of Ribeirão Preto School of M

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.burns.2008.10.002

PMID

19203837

Abstract

High-voltage electric injuries have many manifestations, and an important complication is the damage of the central/peripheral nervous system. The purpose of this work was to assess the upper limb dysfunction in patients injured by high-voltage current. The evaluation consisted of analysis of patients' records, cutaneous-sensibility threshold, handgrip and pinch strength and a specific questionnaire about upper limb dysfunctions (DASH) in 18 subjects. All subjects were men; the average age at the time of the injury was 38 years. Of these, 72% changed job/retired after the injury. The current entrance was the hand in 94% and grounding in the lower limb in 78%. The average burned surface area (BSA) was 8.6%. The handgrip strength of the injured limb was reduced (p<0.05) and so also that of the three pinch types. The relationship between the handgrip strength and the DASH was statistically significant (p<0.001) as well as the relationship between the three pinch types (p

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