Table 3: Diagnosis. |
|
Diagnosis* |
n (%) |
Metacarpal fracture (2nd to 5th) |
315 (14.42) |
Long finger fracture (2nd to 5th) |
267 (12.23) |
Hand contusion |
248 (11.36) |
Finger contusion |
226 (10.35) |
Wrist sprain |
193 (8.84) |
Wrist contusion |
132 (6.04) |
Finger sprain |
122 (5.59) |
Dislocation of the fingers of the hand |
78 (3.57) |
Other diagnosis |
54 (2.47) |
Fingertip injury |
48 (2.20) |
Mangling hand injury |
47 (2.15) |
Distal radius fracture |
45 (2.06) |
First metacarpal fracture |
42 (1.92) |
Tenosinovitis |
38 (1.74) |
Lacerating wounds of the fingers |
36 (1.65) |
Extensor tendon injury in the hand |
34 (1.55) |
Lacerating wounds of the hand and wrist |
27 (1.24) |
Open fracture of long fingers (2nd to 5th) |
27 (1.24) |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
24 (1.05) |
Flexor tendon injury in the hand |
21 (0.96) |
Trigger finger |
21 (0.96) |
Amputation of a long finger 2,3,4,5 |
19 (0.87) |
Soft tissue infections |
16 (0.73) |
Open metacarpal fracture (2nd to 5th) |
14 (0.64) |
Thumb fractures |
13 (0.60) |
Scapholunate ligament injury |
12 (0.55) |
Scaphoid fracture |
11 (0.50) |
Other carpal bone fracture |
10 (0.46) |
Amputation of more than one finger |
8 (0.37) |
Open fracture of the thumb |
6 (0.27) |
Extensor tendon injury of the thumb |
5 (0.23) |
Carpal dislocation |
4 (0.18) |
Amputation of the hand and wrist |
3 (0.14) |
Flexor tendon injury in the wrist |
3 (0.14) |
Thumb amputation |
2 (0.09) |
Septic Arthritis |
2 (0.09) |
Dupuytren’s disease |
2 (0.09) |
Fingertip injury with fingernail injury |
2 (0.09) |
Multiple hand and wrist lacerating wounds |
2 (0.09) |
Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury |
2 (0.09) |
Extensor tendon injury in the wrist |
1 (0.05) |
Flexor tendon injury in the thumb |
1 (0.05) |
Bite injury |
1 (0.05) |
Firearm injury |
1 (0.05) |
Total |
2,184 (100.00) |
Number of cases (frequency) and % of the total population are presented according to the diagnosis. * Long finger diagnosis include any phalanx or interphalangeal joint injury for the index, middle, ring, and small fingers. |