title: Non-operative management of a high-pressure water injection injury to the hand.
abstract: High-pressure injection injuries to the hand are work-related injuries that can take a devastating toll on the functionality of the affected extremity. Chemical injections are a surgical emergency. Injuries involving only water injection are rarer and have variable management strategies. We report a case of high-pressure injection hand injury due to water only. The patient was managed non-operatively with parenteral antibiotics, narcotics and elevation, with good outcome. We present a review of the literature on high-pressure injection injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
authors.forename: Jaime T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Snarski
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Birkhahn