STATISTICS OF UPPER LIMB INJURIES FROM ELECTRICAL INJURIES

Authors

B.A. Odinaev1 2 G.M. Mukhsinzoda1 3 4 A.Kh. Shaimanov3 4 M.S. Saidov3 4
Job:
  1. Department of Surgical Diseases No.
  2.   named after Academician N.U. Usmanov, State Educational Institution “Avicenna Tajik State Medical University” 2 City Medical Center No. 3
  3. Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery
  4.   Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
DOI:
10.65197/3106-4035-2025-1-4-7-26

Annotation

Resume.

Goal.

Analysis of statistics of damage to anatomical structures in patients with electrical injuries of the upper limbs.

Material and methods.

The majority of patients examined were males—68 (82.9%), while 14 (17.1%) were females. Patient ages ranged from 1.5 to 59 years. Based on the clinical and functional characteristics of the disease, the extent of the lesion, and the type of treatment administered, all patients were divided into three clinical groups. Group I included 24 patients, accounting for 29.3% of the total number of observations. Group II included 32 patients (39.0%), and Group III included 26 patients (31.7%). This distribution allowed for a comparative analysis between the groups and an objective assessment of the effectiveness of the treatment and diagnostic approaches used

Results.

Analysis of the frequency of anatomical structure injuries in 82 patients revealed that soft tissue defects were present in all cases (100%), indicating a high degree of trauma and depth of tissue damage. The median nerve (n. medianus) was most frequently affected—in 31 patients (37.8%), followed somewhat less frequently by the ulnar nerve (n. ulnaris)—in 24 patients (29.2%), and the radial nerve (n. radialis)—in 18 patients (21.9%). Combined nerve trunk injuries occurred in 13 cases (15.7%), including combined damage to the n. medianus and n. ulnaris in 8 patients (9.7%), and to the n. medianus and n. radialis in 5 patients (6.0%). 

Conclusion.

The study showed that electrical injuries to the upper limb are characterized by multilevel and deep damage to anatomical structures, including soft tissue, tendon apparatus, peripheral nerves, and bone tissue. In all cases, defects in the integumentary tissue were identified, confirming the high traumatic nature of electrical injuries, characterized by significant extent and depth of damage.

Keywords

electrical injury upper limb hand vascular nerve bundle flap.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

*Odinaev Bakhodur Avezovich – PhD student at the Department of Surgical Diseases No. 2 named after Academician N. U. Usmanov of the State Educational Institution “Tajik State Medical University named after Abu Ali ibn Sino”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 

E-mail: medicodinaev@mail.ru 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-2467 

Mukhsinzoda Gafur Mukhsin – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Surgical Diseases No. 2 named after Academician N. U. Usmanov of the State Educational Institution “Tajik State Medical University named after Avicenna”, Leading Researcher of the Department of Reconstructive Surgery of the Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 

E-mail: gafur@tojikiston.com 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-792X 

Shaimanov Aziz Khuseynovich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher, Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 

E-mail: scorpio-as@list.ru 

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-9718 

Saidov Makhmadullo Saifulloevich – Researcher, Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 

E-mail: mahmad_jon1974@mail.ru 

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-1609 *Address for correspondence.

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