title: Low pressure air injury to the hand.
abstract: We present a case of accidental low-pressure inflation injury to the hand sustained while inflating a football with a foot-operated bellows pump when the nozzle slipped and punctured the first web space. The patient made a full recovery after ecacuation of a haematoma, elevation, antibiotics, and physiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. drmanish@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Tobian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000399:Air Pressure; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications*; D003646:Debridement; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*