Medical/legal aspects of hand injuries in topiary work
Khalil, E.; Kilani, C.; Sayed, B.; Lamjed, T.; Moez, B.; Moez, T.; Mahdi, D.; Khaled, B.; Ichem, B.H.
La Tunisie Medicale 80(8): 489-496
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4131 PMID: 12703130 Document Number: 545640
The hand is frequently exposed to professional risks. It is often the target of accident during non protected work on a topia and many complex and grave lesions can be caused. The authors report a serie of 280 cases of topary hand treated in private and hospital sectors. The purpose of our work is is on the hand to insist on the frequency of topiary work accidents and on the other hand to make people of the importance of applying preventive measures in order to protect man by reducing professional risks.