ReviewJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
The 'forgotten rubber band' syndrome - A systematic review of a uniquely 'desi' complication with a case illustration.
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- Plain radiographs predict retained foreign bodies in forgotten rubber band syndrome - A case report and literature review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Forgotten Foreign Bodies Mimicking Osteomyelitis, a Diagnostic Dilemma - A Report of Two Cases.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Circumferential Scar on Wrist of Children: an Explicit Warning Sign of Rubber Band Syndrome.The Indian journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Case report: Tunneling foreign body in the metatarsal bones of a dog.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- A Case of an Elderly Patient With Rubber Band Syndrome.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2021Article
- Forgotten Elastic Band as an Unusual Cause of Limb Ulceration: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in medicine · 2019Article
- A rare case of rubber band syndrome of wrist with distal radius and ulna fracture.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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- Erratum issued
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOnce an exceedingly rare entity, multiple cases of forgotten rubber band syndrome or the so-called 'dhaaga' syndrome have now been reported in the literature.
objectivesTo conduct a thorough and systematic review of the literature for all articles reporting a chronic type of rubber band syndrome and to present an additional similar case as an illustration. STUDY
designSystematic review and case report. METHODOLOGY: PubMed, EMBASE and Google Scholar databases were searched for relevant articles using different combinations of the keywords till 20
resultsA total of 15 cases have been reported in the literature so far and all cases are from India. Thirteen of these have been reported in the wrist region. Median duration of presentation is 7.6 months after the application of elastic band. Characteristic clinical signs are a circumferential linear scar with discharging sinus (multiple sinuses noted in around one-fourth of the cases). 'Soft tissue constriction sign' on plain radiograph is pathognomonic for this condition. Rate of missed/misdiagnosis is very high (46.7%) and it has been confused with tubercular osteomyelitis which is endemic in India. All cases responded to surgical debridement of circumferential fibrous tissue and foreign body removal with good functional outcomes.
conclusionsA high index of suspicion must be maintained for this 'syndrome' in chronic osteomyelitis cases presenting with a linear, circumferential scar and discharging sinus in India. Soft tissue constriction sign on plain radiographs are pathognomonic.
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