[Rehabilitation of hand injured co-workers from the occupational medicine viewpoint (exemplified by a chassis and montage automobile industry]

Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 1997 Jul;29(4):218-21.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The majority (about 25%) of work-related accidents involves injuries to the hands and fingers. Depending on type and severity of the injury, it can have profound consequences to an individual's professional future. Due to this basic insight, hand rehabilitation must include vocational rehabilitation.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Absenteeism
  • Accidents, Occupational* / prevention & control
  • Automobiles
  • Finger Injuries / etiology
  • Finger Injuries / prevention & control
  • Finger Injuries / rehabilitation*
  • Germany
  • Hand Injuries / etiology
  • Hand Injuries / prevention & control
  • Hand Injuries / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Industry
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational*