2023-08-17 08:00:04
Cooking, tinkering, driving, these everyday activities can cause many injuries to our hands. Some may be mild such as bites, cuts, finger sprains or burns, but others may be more severe, and require major interventions, even in the most extreme cases, amputation.
Each year, in France, between 1.5 million and 2 million people are affected by hand accidents. How to protect your hands? What is the leading cause of hand injuries? In the event of an accident, what are the first steps to take?
- Dr. Patrick Knippersurgeon specializing in plastic surgery and hand surgery at theGeorges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris. President of Interplast-France / Surgery Without BordersReconstructive surgery NGO in developing countries
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Pr Ndiaye Fatou Coulibaly Ndiaye, Full Professor in Orthopedics Traumatology at CAMES (African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education). Hand surgeon and orthopedic traumatologist at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Head of the DU in Microsurgery at theCheikh Anta Diop University. Founding member of the African Society for Hand Surgery. Member of the French society for hand surgery. Active member in the Senegalese and African societies of orthopedic and traumatological surgery.
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Report by Raphaelle Constant.
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