Broken Sewing Needle In The Middle Finger; A Sewing Mishap: Management

Accidental penetrating injuries to the finger are common and their improper assessment can result in missed foreign bodies. These can result in a wide range of complications. Removal of retained foreign bodies is really challenging. We report the case of a male tailor who came to the department with a chief complaint of accidental injury with sewing machine needle and the broken piece of needle got stuck in his finger. This case report highlights the management of deeply embedded broken needle without the use of any expensive investigation. Even preoperative plain X-ray with a radio-opaque marker can localize the missed radio-opaque foreign body accurately. A comprehensive approach results in a successful removal of the foreign body and improved quality of life.

Painful Finger, Diagnosis And Surgical Management: Clinical Puzzle

It is really very difficult to live with a painful finger. Here, we are discussing a case who presented with a complaint of severe lancinating pain in her left index finger for about 7 years. This pain was so distressing to her that she was requesting for the amputation of her finger. Being a reconstructive surgeon, it was really very difficult to fulfill her wish. In the past 7 years, she consulted to several practitioners but did not get relief of her pain. Clinical suspicion of Glomus tumor was made and magnetic resonance imaging was done to confirm the diagnosis. Surgical excision of the swelling was done, and the patient was completely relieved of her pain

Composite Conchal Loss From Bluetooth Headset Device: An Interesting Case Report

It is a well-known fact that talking on the phone while driving increases the risk of an accident. Bluetooth headset provides simple and uncomplicated route to hands-free communication. While driving, the use of hands-free phone devices such as earpieces and Bluetooth headset is equally as dangerous as talking on a cell phone normally. Here, we are reporting a very unique case of a 25-year-old male who sustained severe ear injury (full-thickness conchal defect of the size of earpiece of Bluetooth headset device; a very unusual mechanism of injury) in a road traffic accident while wearing a Bluetooth headset device. Two-stage repair was done using a retroauricular flap for full-thickness conchal defect. The post-operative cosmetic outcome achieved by this technique was satisfactory