Fishing-Injury-Related Flexor Tenosynovitis of the Hand: A Case Report and Review

Hand infections occurring after fishing and other marine-related activities may involve uncommon bacteria that are not susceptible to the conventional or empiric antibiotic therapy used to treat soft tissue infections. Therefore appropriate treatment is often delayed and could lead to severe hand da...

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Main Authors: Danny A. Young-Afat, Deniz Dayicioglu, John C. Oeltjen, Audene P. Garrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/587176