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A distinction must be made between open crush injuries with the destruction of skin, bone, tendons, and nerves and closed crush injuries, since the two types of injury require largely different treatment measures. Both injuries are characterized by massive post-traumatic edema, which requires special attention.
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Mittelbach, H.R. (1979). Severe Crush Injuries of the Hand. In: The Injured Hand. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6161-2_16
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