• J Hand Surg Eur Vol · Oct 1993

    Injuries to the hand and wrist. A study of 50,272 injuries.

    • P Angermann and M Lohmann.
    • Danish European Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System (EHLASS) Project, National Board of Health and National Consumer Agency, Copenhagen.
    • J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 1993 Oct 1; 18 (5): 642-4.

    AbstractThis study reports the causes, characteristics and treatment of injuries to the hand and wrist presented to five accident and emergency departments in a 2-year survey of 13% of the Danish population. The rate of injury to the hand or wrist was 28.6% of all injuries, or 3.7 per 100,000 inhabitants per year. 34% of the accidents were domestic, 35% were leisure accidents, 26% were occupational and 5% were traffic accidents. Only 2% of the patients were admitted to hospital for further treatment or observation and 13% were referred to a hospital as outpatients. The most frequent causes for admission were fractures (42%), tendon lesions (29%) and wounds (12%).

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