TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Human fight-bite injuries of the hand. A study of 100 cases within 18 months
JO  - Journal of hand surgery (British volume)
A1  - Mennen, U.
A1  - Howells, C. J.
SP  - 431
EP  - 435
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - 100 consecutive patients whose finger had been bitten by another person, or who had cut it on a tooth in a fight, have been studied. 82 healed completely but 18 eventually needed amputation. Early and thorough debridement is required, plus a suitable mixture of antibiotics. Once infection is established in bone or tendon sheath, amputation is often needed, but most infected joints can be saved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0266-7681
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -