title: Closed degloving of the thumb.
abstract: We present a work-related injury where the drums of a printing machine caused a closed degloving of the distal phalanx of the thumb, which represents detachment of the soft tissue from the bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, General Hospital, C/Madre Teresa de Calcuta 4, 03016 Alicante, Spain. garcialopez1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marco-Martinez
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopez-Oliva
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*