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Online Published: 22 Dec 2015
 


A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand

Burak Kaya, Bahadir Celik, Serdar Mehmet Gultan.


Abstract
In patients suffering from hand injuries, the most important diagnostic tools include patient history and physical examinations. Injuries of the hand caused by knives or drilling tools require careful attention because serious injuries can occur in the form of small skin incisions, depending on the distance and depth of the advance of the tool. Because stab wounds can appear minor superficially, whereas serious injuries can appear as small-access lacerations, the examining physician should be careful when evaluating wound severity. Here, we present a patient with an injury from a knife attack who was treated with an initial intervention that was insufficient to completely repair the injury. Upon initial examination, the only obvious sign of injury was a small laceration; however, the injury turned out to be much more serious in nature.

Key words: Hand injury, laceration, physical examination, flexor tendon


 
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Kaya B, Celik B, Gultan SM. A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand Microsurg. 2015; 4(3): 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379

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Kaya B, Celik B, Gultan SM. A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand Microsurg. 2015; 4(3): 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


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Kaya B, Celik B, Gultan SM. A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand Microsurg. (2015), [cited June 27, 2026]; 4(3): 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


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Kaya, B., Celik, . B. & Gultan, . S. M. (2015) A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand Microsurg, 4 (3), 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


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Kaya, Burak, Bahadir Celik, and Serdar Mehmet Gultan. 2015. A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand and Microsurgery, 4 (3), 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


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Kaya, Burak, Bahadir Celik, and Serdar Mehmet Gultan. "A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand." Hand and Microsurgery 4 (2015), 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


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Kaya, Burak, Bahadir Celik, and Serdar Mehmet Gultan. "A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand." Hand and Microsurgery 4.3 (2015), 63-66. Print. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Kaya, B., Celik, . B. & Gultan, . S. M. (2015) A serious injury underlying an underestimated small laceration of the hand. Hand and Microsurgery, 4 (3), 63-66. doi:10.5455/handmicrosurg.178379




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