Table 2.
Trauma localization and injected material divided according to treatment timing.
| Treatment Timing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 (37%) ≤6 h | 45 (63%) >6 h | p-Values | ||
| Hand Injured | Right hand injuries | 11 (16%) | 21 (29%) | n.s. |
| Left hand injuries | 15 (21%) | 24 (34%) | n.s. | |
| Bilateral injury | 0 | 0 | n.s. | |
| Hand Parts Affected | 1st finger | 4 (6%) | 3 (4%) | n.s. |
| 2nd finger | 9 (13%) | 27 (38%) | ^,*<0.05 | |
| 3rd finger | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | n.s. | |
| 4th finger | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
| 5th finger | 0 | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
| More fingers | 0 | 3 (4%) | n.s. | |
| Palm | 10 (14%) | 8 (12%) | n.s. | |
| Injected Material | Hydraulic oil | 15 (22%) | 25 (36%) | °<0.05 |
| Epoxy Paint | 4 (6%) | 4 (6%) | n.s. | |
| Paint solvent | 3 (4%) | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
| Industrial grease | 3 (4%) | 7 (10%) | n.s. | |
| Trichlorethylene | 0 | 5 (7%) | n.s. | |
| Glue | 0 | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
| Mercury | 0 | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
| Propylene oxide | 1 (1%) | 0 | n.s. | |
| Epoxy stucco | 0 | 1 (1%) | n.s. | |
n.s.: not significant; ^ subjects treated ≤6 h versus subjects treated >6 h; * hand parts affected; ° injected materials.