Hand injuries caused by snake bites. Apropos of 9 cases treated in a West African regional hospital
Ribault, L.
Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique 35(5): 418-420
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0294-1260 PMID: 1712571 Document Number: 349165
The author reports 9 cases of snake bite hand injuries in a regional hospital in the ivory coast. This study presents a number of particular points: patients often consult quite late; the precarious hygiene induces microbia contamination; patients often have a very poor conception of their body schema, which sometimes creates problems of understanding during reeducation. Treatment consists of emergency debridement under antibiotic cover of Iselin's "emergency with delayed surgery". The good blood supply of the hand allows satisfactory functional results.