"Uneasy lies the hand in which rests the crown" - An unusual foreign body following a punch injury

Authors
Mehdi, SA Dunlop, DG Oliver, CW
Citation
Sa. Mehdi et al., "Uneasy lies the hand in which rests the crown" - An unusual foreign body following a punch injury, J HAND S-BR, 25B(2), 2000, pp. 221-222
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-BRITISH AND EUROPEAN VOLUME
ISSN journal
02667681 → ACNP
Volume
25B
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
221 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(200004)25B:2<221:"LTHIW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A case of cellulitis of the hand resulting from embedding of a dental crown following a punch injury is described. This report emphasises the need for X-ray imaging in all cases of penetrating hand trauma, particularly when t he history is vague, and also the difficulty in using metronidazole in alco holic patients.