title: The management of hand injuries caused by sea urchin spines.
abstract: Injuries to the hand by sea urchin spines are not commonly seen in the United Kingdom. There are many varieties of sea urchins (Echinoidea) throughout the world. They have a spherical calcium carbonate exoskeleton covered with spines. Certain varieties may be venomous, in particular the flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. Injury may also be caused by the urchin spines or pedicellaria (delicate seizing organs equipped with jaws). A small number of hand injuries associated with sea urchin spines have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK. rsnassab@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nassab
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rayatt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Peart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012617:Sea Urchins