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Citation

Eardley WGP, Harrison MH, Coady MS. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2006; 152(1): 22-25.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, James Colok University Hospital, Middlesbrough. willeardley@doctors.org.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16749466

Abstract

Ninety-two retrospective cases of human bite injury referred to a Plastic Surgery department are presented. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship of alcohol intake to these injuries, their distribution and subsequent management. A review of the literature is conducted. The human bite is a leisure time injury of the young single male in the North East. It has been shown that there is a clear link to alcohol and in particular weekend drinking. Prompt operative intervention and wounds located at the head and neck have been shown to be associated with a decreased risk of subsequent infection, which reflects findings in the earlier literature. Fifteen cases were infected. One was the result of a postoperative complication. The remainder were infected on admission. The majority of infected cases were upper limb bites and were associated with a delayed presentation.


Language: en

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