title: Injuries to the hand from dog bites.
abstract: A review of dog bite injuries referred to one surgeon over a 12 month period demonstrated a significant association between a delay in referral and a prolonged period of subsequent in-patient treatment. Two patients sustained injuries when delivering material through a letter-box.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Belcher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome