Dog and Cat Bites to the Hand: Treatment and Cost Assessment

Benson, Leon S.; Edwards, Sara L.; Schiff, Adam; Williams, Craig D.; Visotsky, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.12.011

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“…Ayrıca ekstremitelerde bu yaralanma tiplerine eşlik eden tendon, damar ve sinir yaralanmaları olabilmektedir. Özellikle ısırılmaya bağlı el yaralanmaları iş gücü kaybı süresi, tedavi maliyetleri ve morbidite açısından önemlidir (5). Gerek fonksiyonel ekstremite cerrahisi açısından; gerekse yüzde kozmetik sonuçlar elde edilmesi açısından, yaranın tipine ve bulunduğu anatomik bölgeye uygun tedavi yöntemi seçilmelidir.…”

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Epidemiology and Reconstruction Options of Dog Bite Injuries

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2017

Akd Med J

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ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmada yedi yıllık süreçte Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Plastik Cerrahi Kliniği'ne köpek ısırığı nedeniyle başvuran ve danışılan hastaların değerlendirilerek, uygun tedavi yöntemlerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2002-2013 yılları arasında acil servis ve polikliniğe başvuran toplam 84 Hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Olgular demografik özellikler, çevre faktörleri, mevsimsel faktörler, yaralanan anatomik bölge, yaralanma karakteristiği ve klinik seyir açısından değerlendirildi. Verilerin biyoistatistiksel değerlendirmesi evren oranı önemlilik testi ve tek örneklemli ki-kare testi yöntemiyle yapıldı. Material and Methods:A total of 84 patients evaluated at either the Emergency Department or our clinic were included. All cases were assessed for their demographic variables, environmental and seasonal factors, anatomic region of the wound, characteristics of the injury, and prognosis of the patient. Statistical tests were performed comparing universal ratios and applying chi-square tests. Results: 84 patients' wounds were classified into anatomic regions as 48.8% upper extremity, 19.0% lower extremity, 16.6% head and neck region, 10.8% body, 4.8% multiple site injuries. 55 patients (65.4%) were male. 23 patients lived in rural areas (27.4%), compared to 61 living in urban areas (72.6%). 63 injuries (75%) were caused by pets, but only 21 (25%) were related to stray dogs. 77 of the 84 injuries (91.6%) were isolated to connective tissue, compared to 5 injuries (6%) with tendon damage and 2 injuries (2.4%) with nerve and vessel damage. Conclusion: As the number of pet dogs increase, dog bite injuries are becoming more commonplace all around the world. The face and extremities are the most common injury sites. Management of these injuries by a plastic surgeon is of utmost importance to achieve better cosmetic and functional results.

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Epidemiology and Reconstruction Options of Dog Bite Injuries

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2017

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“…Twenty-eight percent of all children have a calculated risk of being bitten by a dog at least once [2]. The hand and forearm are involved in 18% to 68% of all dog bites [3][4][5]. The incidence varies from country zone to city areas (71.8 to 18.6/100 000) and among nationalities [2,4,[6][7][8].…”

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“…In United States about 4 million dog bites were recorded annually [9] causing 7.1 deaths/ 100 million populations. Fiftyseven percent of the victims were less than 10 years of age [5,10].…”

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