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Some are simple comfort measures such as splinting (fracture or sprain), applying cold (acute softtissueinjury) or heat (non-traumatic, non-specific pain), or other targeted non-pharmacology. neutropenia) ( Babl 2011 , Dokko 2014 ). Not only is this the safest of all techniques, but often the most effective.
Answer : Extensor tendon laceration Epidemiology: Hand extensor injuries make up >25% of orthopedic softtissueinjuries 2, 3 Common in young men in manual labor Dominant hand more likely to be injured 4 2012 study on 86 patients reported 83% men with a mean age of 34.2 Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132(4):560e-566e.
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This is partly because the hands (including fingers) of children & young people have a tendency to fracture without as much compressive force being applied to the bones when compared with adult hands. Finger injuries caused by fingers being caught in closing doors are extremely common presentations to the paediatric emergency department.
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