title: Use of a hand drill to remove particulate contamination within a traumatic bone tunnel.
abstract: We report a novel method of debridement for penetrating trauma to the hand involving bone using a sterile hand drill. This provides a means for adequate clearance of debris which may otherwise be left in-situ due to poor access to the contaminants when conventional techniques of debridement are used.
authors.affiliation: Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore. peiyunleo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pei Yein
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Andre E J
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: Yeong Pin
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005385:Fingers; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult