title: Ring avulsion injury with rupture of both digital arteries despite a completely intact skin envelope.
abstract: A rare case of ring avulsion injury with avulsion of both digital arteries yet without external soft tissue, tendon or skeletal injury in a 29 year-old man is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Klinikum-Süd, Nürnberg, Germany. nstuetz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stütz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D055498:Jewelry / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography