Tips of the trade #42. An improved technique for creating a digital tourniquet.
A bloodless operating field for digital surgery is usually achieved by using either a pneumatic tourniquet or a soft-rubber catheter tied around the base of the digit. We present an improved technique for creating a digital tourniquet using a surgical glove. It is more effective and simple to use.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery; D014111:Tourniquets