title: Embedded ring injuries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuschner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gellman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hume
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications