Citation

Angermann P, Lohmann M. J. Hand Surg. Br. 1993; 18(5): 642-644.

Affiliation

Danish European Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System (EHLASS) Project, National Board of Health and National Consumer Agency, Copenhagen.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, British Society for Surgery of the Hand, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8294834

Abstract

This study reports the causes, characteristics and treatment of injuries to the hand and wrist presented to five accident and emergency departments in a 2-year survey of 13% of the Danish population. The rate of injury to the hand or wrist was 28.6% of all injuries, or 3.7 per 100,000 inhabitants per year. 34% of the accidents were domestic, 35% were leisure accidents, 26% were occupational and 5% were traffic accidents. Only 2% of the patients were admitted to hospital for further treatment or observation and 13% were referred to a hospital as outpatients. The most frequent causes for admission were fractures (42%), tendon lesions (29%) and wounds (12%).

Language: en