ArticleMicroorganisms2020
Infections of Deep Hand and Wrist Compartments.
Article in Microorganisms, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Management and outcomes of acute hand and wrist infections in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bone & joint open · 2026Pooled it
- Hand Phlegmons: Clinical Burden, Microbiological Spectrum, and Predictors of Surgical Complexity.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Review
- Serial C-reactive Protein as a Sensitive Marker of Treatment Response and Disease Severity in Acute Hand Infections.Cureus · 2025Article
- Septic arthritis of the wrist: A case of Parona space abscess in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with Charcot wrist.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Case report: Abscesses in children caused by invasive group AFrontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- [Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic context on the microbiological epidemiology and management of flexor sheath phlegmons].Revue de chirurgie orthopedique et traumatologique · 2023Article
- Polymer-Based Constructs for Flexor Tendon Repair: A Review.Polymers · 2022Review
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Abstract
The human hand is the most exposed part of the body to highest risk for injuries, loss of the skin integrity, and to the inoculation of bacteria, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus β-haemolytic, and gram-negative. In case of an infection, the mobile anatomical structures and the synovial membranes in close proximity to each other may spread the pus towards deep spaces and compartments. Mild early infections without an abscess formation may respond to antibiotics, but at more advanced stage, erythema, swelling, stiffness, and severe pain may ensue. Abscess formation will cause debilitating pain, fever, systemic symptoms, and even sepsis. Necrotizing infections may threaten not only the limb, but also patient's life. Therefore, an initially "trivial" hand injury should never be neglected, as it might turn into a deep space infection, which must be treated immediately with drainage, wound debridement, and i.v. antibiotics. Delay in diagnosis and inadequate initial management might rapidly lead to abscess formation, destruction of the gliding surfaces and the normal anatomy, and irreparable functional deterioration.
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