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1 Paediatric Hand Injuries Dr Brigid Corrigan Plastic Surgery Registrar

2 Assessment Vascular supply Nerve Fuction: Sensory and Motor Tendons Bone Soft Tissue Cover Remove Jewellery!

3 Hand Fractures Open vs Closed Open: Risk of osteomyelitis –Early thorough washout/debridement –Antibiotic prophylaxis –Definitive Fixation

4 Hand Fractures Closed Fractures: Assessment –? Displaced on xray –Clinical deformity – angulation, displacement –?Neurovascular compromise Management –Reduction +/- fixation –Immobilisation –Rehabilitation

5 Hand Fractures

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9 Foreign Bodies

10 Nail Bed Injuries

11 Flexor tendon Injuries Zones of Injury Repair: Strength vs glide Post op: splinting, physiotherapy

12 Extensor Tendon Injuries Assessment Repair Post op splinting/phsiotherapy Mallet Finger Injury Boutonniere deformity

13 Nerve Injuries Anatomy: Median/ulnar/radial Digital nerves Nerve repair Nerve recovery: 1mm/day Post op splinting

14 Replantation

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