Pneumomediastinum following high pressure air injection to the hand.
Affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth., getjimkennedy@gmail.comIssue Date
2012-02-01T10:21:54ZMeSH
Accidents, OccupationalAdult
Air
Debridement
Hand Injuries/*complications
Humans
Injections
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema/*etiology
Pressure
Wounds, Penetrating/*complications
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Ir Med J. 2010 Apr;103(4):118-9.Journal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
20486317Abstract
We present the case of a patient who developed pneumomediastinum after high pressure air injection to the hand. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pneumomediastinum where the gas injection site was the thenar eminence. Fortunately the patient recovered with conservative management.Language
engISSN
0332-3102 (Print)0332-3102 (Linking)
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