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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 42, 2008 - Issue 1
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CASE REPORT

Low pressure air injury to the hand

Mr Manish Sinha Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tobian Muir Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
Pages 54-55 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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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 evacuation of a haematoma, elevation, antibiotics, and physiotherapy.

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