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Abstract
A simple, inexpensive method for removal of a ring from a swollen finger in elderly patients is described. This technique is similar to application of an Esmarch bandage prior to a surgical procedure. The technique uses a sheet rubber blood-drawing tourniquet, a hemostat, and a lubricant. In over 250 cases, this method has failed only once and no complications have been noted.Entities:
Keywords: edematous finger; geriatric patients; ring finger; ring removal; upper extremity surgery
Year: 2010 PMID： 23569666 PMCID： PMC3597294 DOI： 10.1177/2151458510389464
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil ISSN： 2151-4585