title: High pressure injection injuries of the hand.
abstract: High-pressure injection injuries of the hand represent one of the most serious surgical emergencies of the upper extremity. It is imperative to understand the mechanism of injury and the parts that take place for this injury to occur (material, pressure, site of injury). Prompt recognition and treatment may alter the final outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40290, USA.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Morton L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kasdan
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015984:Causality; D003646:Debridement; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004630:Emergencies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010808:Physical Examination; D011312:Pressure; D020127:Recovery of Function; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*