Closed degloving of the thumb.

García-López, Antonio; Marco-Martinez, Fernando; Lopez-Oliva, Felipe · J Hand Surg Am · 2007

case_report · Level V

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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.

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