Paediatric Hand Injuries Dr Brigid Corrigan Plastic Surgery Registrar
Assessment Vascular supply Nerve Fuction: Sensory and Motor Tendons Bone Soft Tissue Cover Remove Jewellery!
Hand Fractures Open vs Closed Open: Risk of osteomyelitis –Early thorough washout/debridement –Antibiotic prophylaxis –Definitive Fixation
Hand Fractures Closed Fractures: Assessment –? Displaced on xray –Clinical deformity – angulation, displacement –?Neurovascular compromise Management –Reduction +/- fixation –Immobilisation –Rehabilitation
Hand Fractures
Foreign Bodies
Nail Bed Injuries
Flexor tendon Injuries Zones of Injury Repair: Strength vs glide Post op: splinting, physiotherapy
Extensor Tendon Injuries Assessment Repair Post op splinting/phsiotherapy Mallet Finger Injury Boutonniere deformity
Nerve Injuries Anatomy: Median/ulnar/radial Digital nerves Nerve repair Nerve recovery: 1mm/day Post op splinting
Replantation