| Journal Call no. | R644.H63J573 |
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| Author | Hung, L. K. |
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| Article Title | Recent changes in the pattern of hand injuries in Hong Kong: a regional hospital survey / L.K. Hung ... [et al.]. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong medical journal ; v.3, no.2, Jun 1997, p.141-148, illus. |
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| Abstract | Adult inpatients with injuries to the hand admitted to the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, from June 1992 to May 1993 were surveyed. The causes of injury, mechanisms involved, and the nature of injuries were recorded. The injuries were further graded according to four different scales. The pattern of hand injuries bears some similarities and differences to published series. A comparison with data obtained in Hong Kong in the 1970s shows that major changes have occurred. Continual surveillance of hand injury patterns is in need. |
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