Website malfunction: a case report highlighting the danger of using electrical insulating tape for buddy strapping.
A case of injury to the third web space of the right hand of a rugby player, as a result of buddy strapping with electrical insulating tape of the little and ring finger, is presented. A deep laceration of the web space and distal palmar fascia resulted, necessitating wound exploration and repair. This case highlights the danger of using electrical insulating tape as a means to buddy strap fingers.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland. bdevitt@hotmail.com
Brian Meldan
BM
Devitt
Joseph F
JF
Baker
Eilis
E
Fitzgerald
Conor
C
McCarthy
D000328:Adult; D055052:Athletic Tape; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male