%0 Journal Article
%T Human fight-bite injuries of the hand. A study of 100 cases within 18 months
%J Journal of hand surgery (British volume)
%D 1991
%A Mennen, U.
%A Howells, C. J.
%V 16
%N 4
%P 431-435
%X 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0266-7681
%U http://dx.doi.org/