An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report
A six-year-old boy was playing at his home, trying to climb up on a metallic gate which was attached with a hooked chain, and suddenly the child slipped down. The hook of the chain, including its ‘U’ shape segment got embedded into the posteromedial aspect of his thigh, through a small entry wound....
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| description | A six-year-old boy was playing at his home, trying to climb up on a metallic gate which was attached with a hooked chain, and suddenly the child slipped down. The hook of the chain, including its ‘U’ shape segment got embedded into the posteromedial aspect of his thigh, through a small entry wound. An anteromedial aspect of the thigh carries a neuro-vascular bundle of the lower limb. To remove the hooked part from muscles near to femoral vessels without damaging them requires surgical skill and consideration for vascular emergencies. At the same time, the procedure is an important step. After resuscitation, the patient is taken into the emergency operation theatre, and the hook was safely removed under vision. In the postoperative period, the child recovered well, and the wound was healthy at the time of discharge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1b5015fbb1e4caebeb6812e8d8e24ef2022-12-22T01:34:08ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402020-08-0128100332An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case reportAwaneesh Katiyar0Ajay Kumar1Neeraj Kumar2Bhaskar Sarkar3Quamar Azam4Corresponding author at: Department of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, India.; Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, IndiaTrauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, IndiaTrauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, IndiaTrauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, IndiaTrauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, UK, IndiaA six-year-old boy was playing at his home, trying to climb up on a metallic gate which was attached with a hooked chain, and suddenly the child slipped down. The hook of the chain, including its ‘U’ shape segment got embedded into the posteromedial aspect of his thigh, through a small entry wound. An anteromedial aspect of the thigh carries a neuro-vascular bundle of the lower limb. To remove the hooked part from muscles near to femoral vessels without damaging them requires surgical skill and consideration for vascular emergencies. At the same time, the procedure is an important step. After resuscitation, the patient is taken into the emergency operation theatre, and the hook was safely removed under vision. In the postoperative period, the child recovered well, and the wound was healthy at the time of discharge.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235264402030056XImpalementHook injuryPaediatric traumaUnusual mechanismPenetrating injury |
| spellingShingle | Awaneesh Katiyar Ajay Kumar Neeraj Kumar Bhaskar Sarkar Quamar Azam An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report Trauma Case Reports Impalement Hook injury Paediatric trauma Unusual mechanism Penetrating injury |
| title | An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report |
| title_full | An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report |
| title_fullStr | An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report |
| title_short | An unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury — A case report |
| title_sort | unusual mechanism of hook impalement injury a case report |
| topic | Impalement Hook injury Paediatric trauma Unusual mechanism Penetrating injury |
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