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Crush injuries of the handRamazan Erkin Ünlü1, Elmas Abacı Ünlü2, Hakan Orbay1, Ömer Şensöz1, Turgut Ortak11Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, II Clinics of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara, Turkey2Zekai Tahir Burak Hospital Women’s Health Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey BACKGROUND: To carry out a pilot study on the epidemiology of the crush injuries of the hand in our country and to obtain valuable data that will be used for construction of a protective program in the future. METHODS: 124 patients with crush hand injuries were observed retrospectively based on medical records in terms of age, sex, field of work, parts of body affected by the injury, mechanism and underlying causes of the injury. RESULTS: Most of the patients were in 0-18 year- age group and inserting the hand into the working machine was the leading cause of injuries. Eighty seven male (70,16% ) and 37 (29,84 %) female patients were included in the study. Ezici el yaralanmalarıRamazan Erkin Ünlü1, Elmas Abacı Ünlü2, Hakan Orbay1, Ömer Şensöz1, Turgut Ortak11Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, II Clinics of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara, Turkey2Zekai Tahir Burak Hospital Women’s Health Education and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey Ramazan Erkin Ünlü, Elmas Abacı Ünlü, Hakan Orbay, Ömer Şensöz, Turgut Ortak. Crush injuries of the hand. . 2005; 11(4): 324-328 |
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