Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Hand Injuries

Medicolegal Aspects of Traumatic Hand Injuries in the Period From October 2025 to April 2026 in Sohag University Hospitals

The goal of this observational study is to assess and describe the epidemiology of traumatic hand injuries in Sohag University Hospital in different age group ,male, female with traumatic hand injury The main questions it aims to answer are:

what is the mechanism of injury ? what is the outcome of the injury ?

The goal of this observational study is to assess and describe the epidemiology of traumatic hand injuries in Sohag University Hospital. study and analyze the medicolegal aspects of different traumatic hand injuries cases (patterns of injuries, mechanisms, causes, site of trauma and outcomes) in different age group ,male, female with traumatic hand injury The main questions it aims to answer are:

what is the mechanism of injury ? what is the Manner of Injury ? what is the outcome of the injury ? hs the injury affect the function of the hand ?

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed cases with traumatic hand and wrist injuries
• Patient is willing to attend follow up appointments

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with deficient data i.e. escaped, discharged on demand before period of follow up,…etc
• Patient presented by life threating injuries in addition to hand injuries.
• Patient with previous pathology in hand.