Observational Study
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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2016; 7(9): 570-576
Published online Sep 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i9.570
Epidemiology of isolated hand injuries in the United Arab Emirates
Michal Grivna, Hani O Eid, Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Michal Grivna, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Hani O Eid, Fikri M Abu-Zidan, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Fikri M Abu-Zidan, Department of Surgery, Al Ain Hospital, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Author contributions: Grivna M, Eid HO and Abu-Zidan FM conceived and designed the experiments, analyzed the data, contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools, critically read the paper and approved final version; Grivna M and Abu-Zidan FM wrote the paper; Eid HO performed the experiments.
Supported by An Interdisciplinary UAE University grant, No. 02-07-8-1/4.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Al Ain Health District (UAE RECA/02/44).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided written consent prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: There is no additional data available.
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Correspondence to: Fikri M Abu-Zidan, MD, FACS, FRCS, PhD, DipApplStats, Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. fabuzidan@uaeu.ac.ae
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Received: March 6, 2016
Peer-review started: March 7, 2016
First decision: May 16, 2016
Revised: May 29, 2016
Accepted: June 27, 2016
Article in press: June 29, 2016
Published online: September 18, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: Two hundred and ten hospitalized patients with isolated hand injuries were prospectively studied in Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates. Males were in greater danger of sustaining work-related hand injuries especially from machinery. Safety education, personal protection, and enforcement of safety standards are essential for hand injury prevention.