Injuries to the hand secondary to high pressure paint guns are considered to be true hand emergencies.These rare injuries may have serious outcomes,and a critical step in their management is extensive debridement perf...Injuries to the hand secondary to high pressure paint guns are considered to be true hand emergencies.These rare injuries may have serious outcomes,and a critical step in their management is extensive debridement performed within the first six hours following injury.For this reason,their diagnosis should not be delayed,and the hand surgeon should be informed immediately to initiate appropriate treatment.In this report,the authors describe a patient who was injured with a chemical paint gun,and whose injury was not diagnosed in the emergency department.The patient subsequently developed tenosynovitis.His treatment is reported herein.展开更多
文摘Injuries to the hand secondary to high pressure paint guns are considered to be true hand emergencies.These rare injuries may have serious outcomes,and a critical step in their management is extensive debridement performed within the first six hours following injury.For this reason,their diagnosis should not be delayed,and the hand surgeon should be informed immediately to initiate appropriate treatment.In this report,the authors describe a patient who was injured with a chemical paint gun,and whose injury was not diagnosed in the emergency department.The patient subsequently developed tenosynovitis.His treatment is reported herein.
