title: Rolling belt injuries in children.
abstract: The rolling belts on agricultural machinery attract children who unconsciously grab them. The injuries produced include friction burns, injuries to flexor tendons, digital nerves and arteries, skin in zone 2 and fractures. Subtotal or total amputation may occur. We present the results of such injuries to 44 fingers in 16 children aged 1 to 9. The functional results are not satisfactory. In order to grade the results we have devised a classification to this injury. The survival rate for all fingers was 71%, but in the fingers with circulatory problems the survival rate was 50%. On functional assessment seven patients had a good result, seven moderate, and two fair.
authors: Izmir Hand and Microsurgery Hospital, Turkey.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ada
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bora
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Ozerkan
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kaplan
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Arikan
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000383:Agriculture / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012092:Replantation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome