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A Molten Metal, High-Pressure Injection Injury of the Hand

J. F. CADDICK
R. F. RICKARD

From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, BS16 1LE, UK

Correspondence: Dr. Rory F. Rickard, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cape Town, Medical School, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. Tel.: +27-21-406-6461; Fax: +27-21-448-6461; E-mail: roryrickard{at}rcsed.ac.uk

A case of high-temperature, high-pressure injection injury of the hand is reported. The injury is particularly severe in that it involves both a high-temperature thermal insult and a pressure effect, either of which, alone, can result in major disability. It is evident that the high temperature of the injected material considerably reduced the pressure required for penetration of the tissues.

Key Words: trauma • high-pressure injection • bums • metal

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 29, No. 1, 87-89 (2004)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.09.008
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