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A Protocol for Bioinspired Design: A Ground Sampler Based on Sea Urchin Jaws
Published on: April 24, 2016
Sea urchin spine injuries of the hand
R Ahmad1, P A Mc Cann, M Barakat
1Department of Orthopaedics, Weston General Hospital, Grange Road, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, UK. riazhzi@yahoo.co.uk
The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume
|July 9, 2008
Abstract:
Sea urchin spine injuries are common. They usually cause local pain and swelling that subsides. Chronic granulation is rare. We report two cases of sea urchin granulomata involving finger metacarpophalangeal joints. Both resolved following surgery.

