Abstract
A 35 year-old male with a fish hook injury to his left hand presented to the Orthopedic casualty with a bleeding hand and holding a large fish hook with other hand, the shank of which was deeply embedded in the first web space. Multiple attempts to remove the hook at home had failed. After rotating the hook deeper and disengaging the barb from the tissue, it was backed out along the path of entry. Home removal by unqualified persons should strongly be discouraged and the patients should be referred to specialized surgical units for atraumatic removal and further management.
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