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Case Reports
. 2023 May 12;107(1):38.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3139. eCollection 2023.

Helium Hand - High Pressure Injection Injury

Brandon Funk  1 , Francis Flaherty  1 , Edward Gillis  1
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Helium Hand - High Pressure Injection Injury

Brandon Funk et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Teaching Point: High-pressure injection injuries are clinically significant injuries which may be underappreciated on initial physical exam and which require a high index of suspicion and early clinical intervention to avoid negative outcomes.

Keywords: compartment syndrome; hand injury; helium; high pressure injection; subcutaneous emphysema.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

Figures

Radiographs of the left hand demonstrating diffuse subcutaneous emphysema
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References

    1. Hogan CJ, Ruland RT. High-pressure injection injuries to the upper extremity: A review of the literature. J Orthop Trauma. 2006; 20(7): 503–511. DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200608000-00010 - DOI - PubMed

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