title: Mechanical cornpicker hand injuries.
abstract: The mechanical cornpicker causes tearing anse injuries from 1962 to 1975 were studied with regard to mechanism and extent ohe time of injury in 36% of hands, and in 73% of the remainder following treatmophylaxis, and antibiotics, and 73% hands required some form of delayed surgical treatment. Antibiotics did not appear to be helpful. Eighty-nine ps the most common cause given for farmers for their injuries. Excluding four pr permanently disabled patients, the average length of disability was 135 days. Eighty-nine per cent of patients experienced some permanent impairment of hand function. The mechanical cornpicker is described, and the importance of its proper use and physician's emphasis on accident prevention as well as treatment are stressed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid