Hand stuck in a meat grinder pulled back almost perfectly!!!
Hand injury caused by meat grinders are resulting in varying degrees of deformities. The patient arrived in the emergency room with the injured hand still firmly wedged in the meat grinder. The patient was taken to the operating room, under general anesthesia, the hand was extricated by turning the grinder in reversed direction with an adjustable wrench, while gently pulling on the forearm. After removal of the grinder, there were multiple level crush injuries on the metacarpophalangeal level, the digit is damaged and unsuitable for replantation. Debridement and amputation were performed on the level of metacarpo-phalangeal joints index, middle, ring and little fingers. After performing excision of non-viable tissue, sutures were applied. He was treated with antibiotic, irrigation of the wound, analgesic, and surgical repair.
