Abstract
The objective of this work was to draw the attention of caretakers for institutionalized brain-injured patients to the risk of iatrogenic trauma associated with improper manipulation of the fingers during hand opening for grooming. Two clinical cases of chronic open dislocation of the thumb and the fifth finger in institutionalized brain-injured patients were reviewed. Interrogation of the patients and their relatives did not reveal either the date or the mechanism of the injury. In the light of these two cases, it appears that better training of caretakers should make it possible to avoid iatrogenic trauma during hygiene care of institutionalized brain-injured patients.
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