Background: Hand and wrist injuries account for approximately 10% of all emergency department admissions. Hand traumas, especially hand fractures, are associated with social deprivation except in very young and very old individuals. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and the effect of injury on the life of patients admitted to the emergency department for an isolated hand injury. Materials and Methods: Patients who were admitted to the emergency department due to an isolated hand injury between 1 November 2019 and 1 November 2020 were included in the study. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the risk factors of permanent disability. Results: The study included 205 patients with a mean age of 28.05 ± 10.85 years, and 142 (69.3%) of them were male. The vast majority of patients (n = 149; 72.7%) were in the 18-35 years age group. The mechanism of injury was blunt trauma in 131 (63.9%) patients and penetrating trauma in 65 (31.7%) patients. Amputation was necessary in 25 (12.2%) patients, and 20 (9.8%) patients had a permanent disability. Results of the logistic regression analysis revealed that male sex and penetrating trauma were independent risk factors for permanent disability (p = 0.012 and p < 0.001, respectively). Conclusions: Evaluation of hand injuries and related factors in our region is important because the results can vary between regions due to differences in lifestyle and working conditions. We found that male sex and penetrating trauma are independent risk factors for permanent disability in patients with isolated hand injury. Preventive measures against such injuries could reduce the permanent disability and related mental and economic burden.
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