Paediatric hand injuries and the galvanized‐iron fence

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Abstract
A review of all cases of operative hand surgery at The Adelaide Children''s Hospital during the period January 1-June 30, 1988 yielded 38 cases that resulted fron trauma (burns and fractures excluded). Lacerations from uncapped galvanized-iron fences occurred in 10 patients. Of these patients, two patients required skin grafts, seven patients had flexor-tendon injuries and three patients suffered digital-nerve lacerations. Twenty-five fingers were damaged. The pattern of injury involves multiple digits at different levels, with distally-based skin flaps, frequent divisions of flexor tendons and less-frequent nerve damage. This serious injury in common in South Australia but could be prevented easily by capping all iron fences.

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