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| Taran Singh Pall Singh1, Thinesh Varan Subramaniam2, Thirumurugan Kurusamy3, Gopi Mathavan4 | ||||||
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1Lecturer and Orthopedic Surgeon, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
2Medical officer in orthopedic department, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 3Medical officer in orthopedic department, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysian. 4Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. | ||||||
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| Singh TSP, Subramaniam TV, Kurusamy T, Mathavan G. Penetrating injury in the forearm caused by bird's beak. Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(8):477–480. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Human injuries caused by animals are a relatively common entity in Malaysia. However, when the animal involved is a bird and its victim is a motorcyclist, it is rather unheard of. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a bird breaking its beak in the forearm of a motorcyclist resulting in a surgery to remove the deep-seated foreign body.
Case Report: A case of 21-year-old male who collided with a bird while riding motorbike. He presented with complaint of wound over the left forearm and foreign body sensation. It is associated with minimal pain and swelling. X-ray of left forearm showed bird's beak. Augmentin intravenous was started, wound debridement was done and the bird's beak is removed with the help of image intensifier under emergency operation. Puncture wound was left open for dressing. Conclusion: The presence of bird's beak in the forearm is more than a foreign body. Antibiotics selection should follow the animal bite guidelines in addition to foreign body removal and meticulous wound debridement to prevent infection. | |
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Keywords:
Beak, Infection, Forearm, Antibiotics
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Author Contributions
Taran Singh Pall Singh – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data; Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Thinesh Varan Subramaniam – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Thirumurugan Kurusamy – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Gopi Mathavan – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© 2015 Taran Singh Pall Singh et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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