The TASERed finger: A new entity. Case report and review of literature

B Dunet; A Erbland; M-L Abi-Chahla; C Tournier; T Fabre

doi:10.1016/j.main.2015.04.001

The TASERed finger: A new entity. Case report and review of literature

Chir Main. 2015 Jun;34(3):145-8. doi: 10.1016/j.main.2015.04.001. Epub 2015 May 6.

Authors

B Dunet¹, A Erbland², M-L Abi-Chahla², C Tournier², T Fabre²

Affiliations

¹ Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léo, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: bertrand.dunet@wanadoo.fr.
² Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léo, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.

PMID: 25958324
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2015.04.001

Abstract

The TASER(®) is a self-defense weapon whose use has now become commonplace among law enforcement agencies. Electronic control weapons were first used in the USA in the 1990s and then adopted in Europe and France. We report a case of an 18-year-old male who presented a penetrating lesion of the middle phalanx of the left index finger. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first complex finger injury due to the TASER(®). It highlights the potential major risks to finger vitality and function with use of this electrical weapon.

Keywords: Bone; Doigt; Finger; Fracture; Injury; Lésion; Os; TASER(®).

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries / complications*
Conducted Energy Weapon Injuries / surgery
Finger Injuries / etiology*
Finger Injuries / surgery
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / etiology
Humans
Male
Radiography
Tendon Injuries / etiology
Tendon Injuries / surgery
Therapeutic Irrigation
Wounds, Penetrating / etiology*
Wounds, Penetrating / surgery