Hair tourniquet syndrome of toes and fingers in infants.

CONCLUSION: Hair tourniquet syndrome should be kept in mind as an etiology in infants with toe and finger strangulation. These patients should be examined undressed. Immediate removal of hair is an effective treatment method to save appendage.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, Therapeutic Study.
PMID: 31104884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica - May 15, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Aslantürk O, Özbey R, Yılmaz Ö, Ergen E Tags: Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc Source Type: research