Blast injury to hand

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

New year's eve.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Significant loss of tissue and multiple fractures affect the hand. 

Case Discussion

This is a case from a number of years ago and the exact history is unavailable other than "blast injury". It is probably safe to assume that on New Year's Eve these injuries are due to a firework explosion. 

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