Hand Anatomy Infection
A hand infection can cause severe problems that persist even after the infection has resolved such as stiffness loss of strength and loss of tissues such as skin nerve and bone.
Hand anatomy infection. The thumb and index fingers are the most commonly affected digits. Incidence and related conditions.
The anatomy of the hand allows infections to easily spread from the point of inoculation to deep structures including tendon sheaths adjacent anatomic compartments deep fascial planes bursae. They can result in stiff hands weak hands and loss of tissues such as skin nerve and bone.
Thus early and aggressive treatment of infections is essential. When seen early some types of hand infection can be treated with antibiotics and local rest and.
If an infection is not appropriately diagnosed and treated significant morbidity can result. The hand s compartmentalized anatomy may contribute to the development of an infection.
Distal pulp of phalanx. Wrist 2 metacarpus 3 digits five fingers including the thumb.
Distal skin and nail bed of phalanx. Felons and paronychias account for nearly 33 of all hand infections.
It is subdivided into three parts. Tinent anatomy is imperative for accurately describing the presence location and extent of infection.
The hand has an anterior surface palm and a dorsal surface dorsum of hand. The authors review the pertinent anatomy of the spaces of the hand and describe different types of infection including cellulitis necrotizing fasciitis paronychia felon pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis deep space infections septic.
Thus it is necessary for the radiologist to inform the surgeon of the presence. Sugical anatomy of hand and its infections 1.
Hand infection can spread far and wide from the original site of inoculation through interconnections between the synovium lined and nonsynovial potential spaces. A detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the tendon sheaths adjacent anatomic compartments and deep spaces of the hand is essential for adequate treatment of hand infections which often originate from or expand into multiple deep spaces or compartments 8 10.
The hand is the region of the upper limb distal to the wrist joint. Because surgery is the mainstay of treatment knowledge of the pertinent anatomy is imperative for accurately describing the presence location and extent of infection.
Hand infections can cause serious problems and symptoms both before and after the infection is resolved. Hand spaces anatomy infections g narendra teja nri medical college under guidance of dr v tatha rao ms 2.
