Digital Foreign Bodies in Spot-Welders
W. A. B. Reynard, F. Smith · BMJ · 1947
MEDIBcALJTIOUSL 843 soft tissues of the ulnar side of the hand and of the webs between the fingers, but none on the thenar side.The emphy- sema thus appeared to be confined mainly to the palmar space and its lumbrical extensions.He was treated by local heat, sling immobilization, and a prophylactic course of sulphadiazine, 1 g. by mouth every four hours.Next day the hand remained swollen but was less pain- ful.There were slight pyrexia (99' F.; 37.20 C.) and some redness around the puncture wound.Sulphadiazine and immobilization were therefore continued.The following day the swelling had completely subsided; there was full function and no pain.A further x-ray examination showed a normal soft-tissue shadow, and he returned to work six days after the accident.