title: Contact injuries to the hand.
abstract: This article stresses that all contact injuries to the hand require careful documentation and close follow-up. The late manifestations of such an injury can be very significant if it leads to impairment of the power of the worker's grasp.
authors.affiliation: Huron Valley Hand Surgery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Hankin
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy