Embedded ring injuries

Two patients, each with a history of mental illness, were assessed for embedded rings. Removal of the ring was accomplished without loss of digit or further loss of function in one patient. The other patient refused treatment. Altered mental status is a common finding in patients with embedded ring...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1992-03, Vol.276 (276), p.192-193
Hauptverfasser:	KUSCHNER, S. H, GELLMAN, H, HUME, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Finger Injuries - etiology Finger Injuries - pathology Finger Injuries - psychology Humans Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Psychotic Disorders - complications Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Two patients, each with a history of mental illness, were assessed for embedded rings. Removal of the ring was accomplished without loss of digit or further loss of function in one patient. The other patient refused treatment. Altered mental status is a common finding in patients with embedded ring injuries.
ISSN:	0009-921X 1528-1132
DOI:	10.1097/00003086-199203000-00024