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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 4/2017

01-08-2017 | Images in Surgery

Ring Finger Necrosis Due to a Ring

Authors: B. A. Ramesh, J. Satish Kumar

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Crush injury to finger is one of the common traumas in clinical practice. The injured patients often have a ring on their finger. The ring can be removed by non-operative techniques or by cutting the ring off and thus avoiding any long-term consequences. If the ring is not removed, the finger may swell and gangrene could occur. We present an unusual case of gangrene terminal finger due to a ring. The gangrene of this type is rarely reported in literature. The case is presented to stress the importance of removal of any circumferential foreign body on limbs before surgery.
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Metadata
Title
Ring Finger Necrosis Due to a Ring
Authors
B. A. Ramesh
J. Satish Kumar
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-017-1650-y

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