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Tips of the trade #42. An improved technique for creating a digital tourniquet
A Shah1, R Asivatham, R D Ellis
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Orthopaedic Review
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
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.
