Non-surgical management for air injection injury to the hand, a case report.

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Published: August 2022

We present a case a high pressure air injection injury to the index finger with air extension proximal to the elbow. This patient was treated non-surgically with close observation. At 3 year follow-up, no lasting deficits or complications were noted and radiographs revealed complete resolution of the air tissue dissection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423845PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2022.2114480DOI Listing

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