Clinical profile of patients with forearm and hand injuries

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dc.contributor.authorBisht, Bhaskaren_US
dc.contributor.authorRajan, Manuen_US
dc.contributor.authorDvivedi, Sanjayen_US
dc.contributor.authorRawat, Kinnari A. V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKonda, Sireeshaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:04:38Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hand injuries are among the most frequent injuries, constituting between 6.6% and 28.6% of all injuries. Hand and forearm injuries, however small or large they may be do have a significant impact on the society in terms of cost of treatment, hospital stay and costs of lost production and hence the importance of this study.Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, over the period of 12 months. Subjects were recruited from patients presenting in emergency/surgery OPD, HIMS, Dehradun with a primary diagnosis of soft tissue injuries in the forearm and the hand. A total of 114 patients were included in the study.Results: Overall mean age of the subjects in our study was 28.21±15.71. The highest incidence was in the age group of (20-40) years i.e. 62 (54.30%). Male to female ratio in our study was 6.6:1. Maximum injuries occurred as workplace and industrial injuries. This contributed to 34.2% (39 subjects) of overall injuries. 50% patients had crush injuries while lacerations, burn and avulsion were other form of injuries. 43 patients had bone and joint involvement,16 patients had neurovascular injuries and 20 patients had tendon injuries.   Conclusions: Hand and forearm injuries are more common in males and in the age group of 20 to 40 years leading to loss of productive working days causing a significant financial burden on the society.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of General Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBisht Bhaskar, Rajan Manu, Dvivedi Sanjay, Rawat Kinnari A. V., Konda Sireesha. Clinical profile of patients with forearm and hand injuries. International Surgery Journal. 2020 May; 7(5): 1440-1444en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3305
dc.identifier.issn2349-2902
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/212998
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20201848en_US
dc.subjectProfileen_US
dc.subjectHand and forearm injuriesen_US
dc.subjectEmergencyen_US
dc.titleClinical profile of patients with forearm and hand injuriesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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