First metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis with titanium cage implant to address iatrogenic deformities of the first ray by Shane Hollawell, DPM FACFAS, Meagan Coleman, DPM AACFAS

“…Patient 2 (N2) was diagnosed with a severe contracted mallet toe deformity of the hallux, which subsequently developed from a previous first metatarsophalangeal joint resection due to acute osteomyelitis of the first metatarsal head secondary to a puncture wound. Both patients achieved optimal surgical outcomes with complete radiographic and clinical osseous incorporation of the cage implant and arthrodesis site. …”
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KAJIAN ETNOFARMASI ETNIK BUNGKU DI KECAMATAN BUNGKU TENGAH KABUPATEN MOROWALI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGAH by Hermin Hermin, Nurlina Ibrahim, Arsa Wahyu Nugrahani

“…Bungku people used medicinal plants to treat diseases such as kidney stone, diabetes, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, abscess, candidiasis, gout, cancer, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, dyspepsia, cough, abdominal pain, malaria, hematuria, skin inflammation, headache, fever, bronchitis, dysentery, asthma, stroke, gallstones, urinary tract infections, broken bones, nail-punctured, wound ulcers, burns, hepatitis, appendicitis. …”
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Cellular and genetic analysis of wound healing in Drosophila larvae. by Michael J Galko, Mark A Krasnow

“…To establish a genetic system to study postembryonic wound healing, we characterized epidermal wound healing in Drosophila larvae. Following puncture wounding, larvae begin to bleed but within an hour a plug forms in the wound gap. …”
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Percutaneous collagen induction (microneedling) for the management of non-atrophic scars: literature review by Christos Iosifidis, Ioannis Goutos

“…The underlying mechanisms of action rest on producing a pattern of non-ablative and non-confluent puncture wound pattern to the dermis with a resulting regenerative effect to the skin. …”
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Double Filtration Plasmapheresis with Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Membrane Lowers Serum Inflammation and Toxins in Patients with Hyperlipidemia by Wen-Sheng Liu, Chien-Hung Lin, Ching-Yao Tsai, Hsiang-Tsui Wang, Szu-Yuan Li, Tsung-Yun Liu, Ann Charis Tan, Han-Hsing Tsou, Kuo-Hsien Tseng, Chih-Ching Lin

“…Leukocyte counts increased while platelet levels decreased, which may have been caused by the puncture wound from DF and consumption of platelets during the process. …”
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Biomimetic Antibacterial Pro-Osteogenic Cu-Sericin MOFs for Osteomyelitis Treatment by Banani Kundu, Rui L. Reis, Subhas C. Kundu

“…It usually develops from broken bones, decayed teeth, or heavily punctured wounds. Multi-drug-resistant bacteria are the major hurdle in the treatment of osteomyelitis. …”
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Non-Lethal Blood Sampling of Fish in the lab and Field With Methods for Dried Blood Plasma Spot Omic Analyses by S Pollard, JC Anderson, F Bah, M Mateus, M Sidhu, DBD Simmons

“…We tested four different post-blood sampling treatments on the puncture wound: 1. application of liquid bandage; 2. a swab of betadine; 3. a swab of fish mucous; and 4. compared survival outcomes to a group where no post-treatment was performed (negative control). …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes of tetanus patients in a tertiary hospital in the Philippines: a ten-year retrospective study by Pamela Danielle T. Lanuza, Jao Jarro B. Garcia, Christian Wilson R. Turalde, Mario Jr. B. Prado

“…Majority of patients were males presenting with trismus and spasms after sustaining a puncture wound. Chronic hypertension was associated with an increased hazard of death by 4.5 times (p = 0.004), while treatment with magnesium sulfate was associated with a decreased hazard of death by 35 times (p = 0.005). …”
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Mycobacterium ulcerans fails to infect through skin abrasions in a guinea pig infection model: implications for transmission. by Heather R Williamson, Lydia Mosi, Robert Donnell, Maha Aqqad, Richard W Merritt, Pamela L C Small

“…These results suggest that injection of M. ulcerans into the skin greatly facilitates infection and lends support for the role of an invertebrate vector or other route of entry such as a puncture wound or deep laceration where bacteria would be contained within the lesion. …”
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Encapsulation of Satureja khuzistanica extract in alginate hydrogel accelerate wound healing in adult male rats by Fatemeh Beyranvand, Ahmad Gharzi, Abolfazl Abbaszadeh, Reza Mohammadrezaei Khorramabadi, Mohammadreza Gholami, Anneh Mohammad Gharravi

“…Methods Thirty-two male Wistar rats with a puncture wound in the back of the neck skin were divided randomly into four groups including a control group, Satureja khuzistanica-treated group, hydrogel alginate-treated group, and Satureja khuzistanica encapsulated in hydrogel alginate-treated group. …”
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Tragedy in Savar: Management of Victims in Enam Medical College Hospital by Mithun Alamgir, Rukhsana Parvin, Md Aminul Haque Khan

“…Fracture and dislocation were present in 32.70% patients, lacerated injury in 18.20%, abrasion in 15.78%, bruise in 13.53%, incised wound in 15.45% and punctured wound in 4.34% patients. Single injury was present in 56.68% and rest had multiple injuries. …”
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Skin Wound following Irradiation Aggravates Radiation-Induced Brain Injury in a Mouse Model by Mang Xiao, Xianghong Li, Li Wang, Bin Lin, Min Zhai, Lisa Hull, Alex Zizzo, Wanchang Cui, Juliann G. Kiang

“…Female B6D2F1/J mice were subjected to a sham, a skin wound (SW), 9.5 Gy ⁶⁰Co total-body gamma irradiation (RI), or 9.5 Gy RI combined with a skin puncture wound (RCI). Survival, body weight, and wound healing were tracked for 30 days, and mouse brain samples were collected on day 30 after SW, RI, RCI, and the sham control. …”
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Avaliação de métodos radiológicos na detecção de corpo estranho de madeira em modelo animal Evaluation of radiological methods for detection of wood foreign body in animal model... by Neil Grant Venter, Nelson Jamel, Ruy Garcia Marques, Flavia Djahjah, Leonardo de Souza Mendonça

“…Each thigh received a puncture wound and in one of them a wooden splinter was introduced and left in place while in the contralateral it was introduced and removed (control group). …”
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