Abstract

523 BACKGROUND Nail gun injuries to the hand, fingers and wrist are commonly sustained by younger manual workers1 who rely heavily on the function of their hand. Classical treatment for penetrating injury with associated foreign body is to lay open the entire tract, to enable adequate wound toilet and identification of damaged structures.2 We describe a technique to facilitate both exploration and irrigation of the tract.

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