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Resolution of Ring Tourniquet with a High-speed Dental Drill in a Remote Pacific Island Clinic

Ring tourniquet syndrome is a strangulation injury, usually at the proximal finger or toe, caused by a rigid circular metal object. The resulting ischemia can lead to necrosis, permanent nerve and/or tissue damage, and amputation of the digit. There are numerous non-cutting methods for removing the...

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Autores principales: Rahimian, Rombod, Lippi, Matthew, Rusaqoli, Joseph, Perez, Lidia M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6581218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31259101
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4474