Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | |
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Total cases—no. | 17 |
Male—no. (%) | 15 (88.2) |
Mean age—years. (Range) | 62.4 (20–81) |
Occupation—no. (%) | |
Office worker | 3 (17.6) |
Unemployed | 4 (23.5) |
Farmer | 4 (47.1) |
Other | 2 (11.8) |
Injured site—no. | |
Finger | 22 (95.7) |
Other | 1 (4.3) |
Diagnosis—no. (%) | |
Fingertip amputation | 5 (21.7) |
Finger incomplete amputation | 5 (21.7) |
Open fracture | 4 (17.4) |
Laceration | 7 (30.4) |
Others | 2 (8.7) |
Tamai classification—no. (%) | |
zone I | 5 (45.4) |
zone II | 2 (18.2) |
zone III | 1 (9.1) |
zone IV | 3 (27.3) |
Mechanism of injury—no. (%) | |
Wood splitter | 14 (88.2) |
Power saw | 2 (11.8) |
Hatchet | 1 (5.9) |
Location of incident—no. (%) | |
Apple field | 6 (35.3) |
Yard | 2 (11.8) |
Home | 8 (47.1) |
Other | 1 (5.9) |
Treatment—no. (%) | |
Amputation | 5 (21.7) |
Replantation | 5 (21.7) |
Composite graft | 3 (13.0) |
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation | 3 (13.0) |
Suture | 4 (17.4) |
Tendon suture | 2 (8.7) |
Vascular anastomosis | 1 (4.3) |
Replantation | Amputation | Other * | Total | |
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Medical costs (yen) | ¥2,920,680 | ¥46,433 | ¥262,290 | ¥993,379 |
Duration of hospital stay (IQR), days | 19 (17–22) | N/A | N/A | 18.5 (17–21) |
Duration of outpatient care (IQR), days | 216 (194–360) | 47 (18–53) | 51 (16–121) | 53 (18–194) |
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Aoyagi, A.; Nomura, O.; Sasaki, N.; Fujita, Y.; Ichikawa, N.; Ishizawa, Y.; Ishibashi, Y.; Hanada, H. Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811507
Aoyagi A, Nomura O, Sasaki N, Fujita Y, Ichikawa N, Ishizawa Y, Ishibashi Y, Hanada H. Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811507
Chicago/Turabian StyleAoyagi, Arisa, Osamu Nomura, Norihiro Sasaki, Yuki Fujita, Nana Ichikawa, Yoshiya Ishizawa, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, and Hiroyuki Hanada. 2022. "Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811507
APA StyleAoyagi, A., Nomura, O., Sasaki, N., Fujita, Y., Ichikawa, N., Ishizawa, Y., Ishibashi, Y., & Hanada, H. (2022). Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11507. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811507