title: Fish hook injury: removal by ''push through and cut off'' technique: a case report and brief literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fishing is a leisure activity for some people around the world. Accidently the fish hook can get hooked in the hand. If the hook is barbed, removal becomes difficult. We report a case of such a injury in the hand and discuss the technique for its removal with a brief review of the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A thirty-two year old male accidently suffered a fishhook injury to his hand. He came to the orthopaedic ward two hours after the incident with pain; the fish hook was hanging from the hand. Unsuccessful attempts to remove it were made by his relatives. A push-through and cut-off technique was used for removal of barbed hook.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Barbed hooks are to be removed atraumatically with controlled incision over properly anaesthetised skin. Proper wound management and prophylactic antibiotics suitable for treatment of Aeromonas species should be initiated to prevent complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Hospital, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Hayat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmad Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Hospital, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Younis
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Bone and Joint Hospital, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Ansar Ul Haq
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Lone
keywords: Fish Hook; Hand Injuries; Wounds and Injuries