Incidence estimates of hand and upper extremity injuries in Italy

• Main Authors: Marco Giustini (Author), Anna de Leo (Author), Andrea Leti Acciaro (Author), Giorgio Pajardi (Author), Carlo Mamo (Author), Fabio Voller (Author), Francesco Fadda (Author), Gianni Fondi (Author), Alessio Pitidis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this investigation is to estimate the incidence rates of upper extremity injuries and to give an overview of the most frequent diagnoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two population databases were queried for all injuries in the upper extremities, the SINIACA-IDB (S-IDB: Emergenc...