Okay, so a new medical oddity has found it's way here from my good friend Doctor Tiina P. She writes:
"A 17-year-old boy jumped over a fence and sustained an avulsion injury to the fifth finger of his right hand when the ring he was wearing caught on the fence. The finger was amputated through the distal interphalangeal joint, and the tendon of the flexor digitorum profundus muscle was completely pulled out (Panel A). The insertion of the superficial flexor tendon remained intact, and the patient was able to flex the remaining stump of the finger. The torn-out tendon was resected, and the amputated part of the finger replanted microsurgically. Postoperative anticoagulant therapy consisted of aspirin and intravenous heparin given for seven days. Healing was uneventful, and the patient was discharged after 15 days. The final result is shown in Panel B. At seven weeks' follow-up, the patient was able to flex the finger actively; the range of motion was 50 degrees in the proximal interphalangeal joint and 30 degrees in the distal interphalangeal joint.
TTFN
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Now what that means in layman's terms is that this kid ripped off not only his finger but also neatly pulled out the entire tendon affixed to that finger up to around his 17 year old elbow. The following picture shows that quite clearly but, please, as with all of Tiina P's medical reports, don't click on the picture if you are squeamish. I've made the picture extra small for those who don't want the full panoply of visuals...
JESUS ANDJEHOSEPHAT! No No No No No!!
Thanks Tiina P for weirding us all out again!
That. Is. Awesome.
Posted by: Cricco | March 06, 2005 at 08:45 PM
AAAARGH. I *am* squeamish about shit like that. But I can't not look. They call it Horror Fascination and I've got the shit bad....
Thank you though.
On a similar note, I'd like to give a shout-out to the skateboarders around the world who not only continue hurting themselves in the most insane and hapless ways, but they so often have the foresight to GET A FRIEND TO VIDEOTAPE the Stunt Gone Horribly Wrong.
And of course thanks to my sick bastard friends who send me the links when these things become available.
Peace,
J
Posted by: J-Roc | March 08, 2005 at 09:46 PM
Can't. Stop. Laughing! I fear I am in danger of sustaining an avulsion injury to my left hemi-diaphragm following a fit of paroxysmal laughter. I can only hope that my healing will be uneventful. Thanks for the post!
Posted by: barn | March 13, 2005 at 10:30 PM
Oh.my.god That poor lad! How the hell did he manage to do that? I'm not squeamish because I'm training to be a Veterinary Nurse & have seen some sites already, but that picture honestly made me go cold.
Mind you, It's worse when I see the injuries inflicted on animals, whereas it's usually people's own stupidity that gets them hurt (as in this case) but animals don't know any better.
Still, I can't imagine the pain he must have gone through. Ouch!
Posted by: Sarah | August 29, 2006 at 01:57 PM