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Table 1 Summary of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 17 cases

From: A pilot study of 17 wrist-cutting suicide injuries in single institution: perspectives from a hand surgeon

No

Sex

Side

Injured structure

Distance from wrist crease (cm)

Psychiatric disorder

Alcohol/ drug consumption

Postoperative

Long-term disabilities

1

M

L

PL, median n.

4.5

+

+

2

M

L

APL, EPL / PL, 3rd to 5th FDS, median n.

5.8 / 3.7

+

+

3

M

L

FCU, Ulnar n., Ulnar a.

1.2

+

+

4

M

L

FCR, PL, 2nd & 3rd FDS, median n.

2.9

+

5

M

L

PL, median n.

5.7

+

+

6

M

L

FCR, radial a.

2.6

+

(Follow up loss)

7

M

R

4th FDP & FDS

2.8

+

8

M

R

FCR, FPL

4.2

9

F

R/L

Both PL

2.4 / 3.4

+

10

M

L

EPL

4.8

+

11

M

L

PL, 2nd to 5th FDS

3.1

+

(Follow up loss)

12

F

L

FCR

1.7

+

+

13

M

L

PL, FCR, FDS

2.8

14

F

R/L

Right APL, EPB / Left APL

4.7 / 3.2

15

M

L

PL, FCU, FCR

3.9

+

(Follow up loss)

16

M

R/L

PL

2.2 / 2.7

+

17

F

L

FCR, PL

3.7

  1. (PL = palmaris longus tendon; FCR = flexor carpi radialis tendon; FCU = flexor carpi ulnaris tendon; FDS = flexor digitorum superficialis tendon; FDP = flexor digitorum profundus tendon; APL = abductor pollicis longus tendon; EPL = extensor pollicis longus tendon; FPL = flexor pollicis longus tendon; a. =artery; n. = nerve)