Digital Thermal Necrosis Resulting in Amputation After Removing a Tungsten Carbide Ring With a High-Speed Metal Burr

Author:

Quinto Ernesto S.1,Dowbak John M.12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. VCME Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Modesto, California

2. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, California

Abstract

Case: A 41-year-old man removed a tungsten carbide ring from his left index finger by cutting it off with a high-speed metal burr. The patient presented two days later with a pink and perfused left index finger with circumferential dry gangrene along the area of the ring, active flexor and extensor tendon excursion, and decreased sensation distally. Within 24 hours, the wound developed into wet gangrene and diffuse cyanosis requiring amputation. Conclusion: After reviewing previously documented methods to remove tungsten carbide rings, the authors conclude clinicians should be cognizant of the potential complications associated with the use of a high-speed metal burr.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

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