Surgical Firework Injury of the Thumb: Injury Pattern and Treatment Algorithm.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Firework blast trauma most commonly affects the hands and occurs along a spectrum of severity ranging from minor burns to mangling injuries. This study presents a retrospective chart review of patients surgically treated for upper-extremity firework injuries at a major metropolitan level-l trauma center with a focus on injuries involving the thumb. A detailed treatment algorithm is proposed based on patterns of injuries with an additional two illustrative cases.

Methods

Patients who underwent surgical management for firework-related hand injuries at a level-1 trauma center between January 2009 and December 2023 were retrospectively reviewed for demography, injury pattern, and treatment. Two cases involving the thumb and first web space injuries were selected for the

SUBMITTER: Cardenas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963034 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature