TY  - JOUR
T1  - ANALYSIS OF EXTREMITY FOREIGN BODY INJURIES Ekstremite Yabancı Cisim Yaralanmalarının Analizi
AU  - İmre, Erdi
PY  - 2023
DA  - June
DO  - 10.16919/bozoktip.1142598
JF  - Bozok Tıp Dergisi
PB  - Yozgat Bozok University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-4006
SP  - 14
EP  - 20
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
LA  - tr
AB  - ABSTRACTObjective: Extremity foreign body injuries are common in trauma departments. In this study, we aimed tofind a relation to demographics, treatment methods, injury characteristics, environmental and injury conditionsso that prevention methods could be more effective.Material and Methods: Hospital digital archives were searched between July 2014 and March 2020 retrospectivelyand 146 patients were included. The demographic information, injury place, injured extremitywith side, foreign body type and opacity, presence of infection, type of anesthesia performed, operationtime, incision length were recorded. Data were analyzed statistically.Results: The mean age of the patients was 25.9 ± 17.99 (2-78). According to gender and side examination,90 patients were male and 56 patients were female. Metallic object and bullet injuries were mostly seen inmales and needle injuries were mostly seen in females. Injuries caused by metallic objects were significantlymore common in the upper extremity (p: 0.001). Glass and needle injuries were seen significantly as indoorinjuries; as well as bullet, wooden part, and metallic part injuries were seen as outdoor injuries (p<0.001).The infection rate was significantly higher in outdoor injuries (p: 0.006). Age (p: 0.005), operation time (p:0.007) and incision length (p: 0.019) were significantly higher in outdoor injuries. Indoor injuries were significantlyhigher under 18 years of age (p:0.036). There was a significant correlation between upper extremityinjury and age (r: 0.358, p <0.001) and between upper extremity injury and male gender (r: 0.241, p: 0.003).Conclusion: Foreign body injuries are common injuries seen in wide age range. Antibiotic prophylaxis andtetanus vaccine should be applied as primary care. Since firearm injuries, wooden part injuries, and injuriesin the rural environment are found to be associated with infection, further studies are needed to discussextending the duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in these cases.
KW  - Foreign Body
KW  - Extremity
KW  - Infection
KW  - Removal
KW  - Injury
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.16919/bozoktip.1142598
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3213015
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