A Rare Case of Tourniquet Syndrome with Constriction of the Wrist by a Cable Tie
- Author:
Razzi MASANI
;
Sulaiman ABDUL RAZAK
;
Mohammad PAIMAN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tourniquet;
Constriction;
Osteomyelitis I Razzi MASANI;
Sulaiman ABDUL RAZAK;
Mohammad PAIMAN*
- From:
Brunei International Medical Journal
2025;21():201-204
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Constriction syndrome caused by a non-elastic structure like a strand of hair wrapping around a toe presents acutely with swelling and ischaemic pain. Meanwhile, constriction caused by an elastic structure such a rubber band presents more gradually with tissue oedema, skin necrosis, sprout of granulation tissue, and with the rubber band burrowing under the skin. We report a 9 -year-old girl with a delayed presentation of constriction by a non -elastic cable tie on the wrist that was burrowed by soft tissue, which was complicated with soft tissue infection and osteomyelitis. She was treated with a surgical release, dressing, and antibiotics.
