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Diagnostic accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in upper limb injuries.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Injuries in hands and forearms may cause significant discomfort and disability. AIM:To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in depicting lesions caused by penetrating wounds of hands or forearms. SETTING AND DESIGN:This prospective study was conducted from August 2006 to September 2009 at Kashani University Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hundred and fifty patients with clean penetrating injury to the hand/forearm were enrolled in this study. After patient's data registration, a careful clinical examination and routine exploration without expansion of wound were done by an orthopedic resident. Each tendon was tested at each joint level. Nerves were evaluated with a two-point discrimination test, and arteries were tested with palpable pulses. Surgical exploration was done by a single hand surgeon in operation room. Accuracy of clinical examination was compared to surgical examination. RESULTS:During the study period, 180 (72%) males and 70 (28%) females with mean age of 28±4 years participated. The preoperative examination showed a predominance of the volar zone IV injuries followed by volar zone II, III, thumb zone II, volar zone V and thumb zone III. Despite the enough accuracy of preoperative examinations in dorsal side injuries of hands and forearms (error rate = 8.3%), the preoperative examinations significantly underestimated the amount of damage to soft tissues on the volar side of hands and forearms (error rate = 14%). CONCLUSIONS:The precise surgical evaluations should be considered in patients with penetrating injury to the hand or forearm, especially in those with volar side injuries.

SUBMITTER: Dehghani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3214501 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diagnostic accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in upper limb injuries.

Dehghani Mohammad M   Shemshaki Hamidreza H   Eshaghi Mohammad Amin MA   Teimouri Mehdi M  

Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock 20111001 4


<h4>Background</h4>Injuries in hands and forearms may cause significant discomfort and disability.<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative clinical examination in depicting lesions caused by penetrating wounds of hands or forearms.<h4>Setting and design</h4>This prospective study was conducted from August 2006 to September 2009 at Kashani University Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Two hundred and fifty patients with clean penetrati  ...[more]

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