Hand injuries following pager explosions in Lebanon: a single institution study
The pager explosions in Lebanon yielded an unprecedented number of hand injuries. Forty-five patients (49 affected hands) presented with 123 amputations and 34 fractures. Emergency surgeries were mostly trimming of the stumps and immediate coverage with local skin flaps.
Authors
- Chahine Assi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-1800)
- Kaissar Yammine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-9892)
- Joeffroy Otayek
Institutions
- University Medical Center Rizk Hospital (LB)
- Lebanese American University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934251387064
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00