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. 2014 Jun 20;8(6):NC01–NC05. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8755.4447

[Table/Fig-9]:

String technique and its variants

Author Object Size Grade Incarceration Time Technique
Bucy [7] Ball Bearing 2cm ID 1.5cm T 2 8 hrs. Cord, glans aspiration
Browning and Reed [19] Metal Ring UKN 3 3 hrs. Umbalical tape glans drainage
Vahsarja et al., [18] Loop wrench 11 mm ID UKN 5 hrs. String, glans aspiration
Ball Bearing UKN 2 24 hrs. String, glans aspiration
Rana and Sharma [11] 3 Washer UKN 1 14 hrs. Spring, glans drainage
Noh et al., [8] Metal Bearing 11 mm ID UKN 5 hrs. String, glans aspiration
Metal 22 mm OD UKN 8 hrs. String, glans aspiration
Bearing UKN
Faroqui and Meena [20] 2 Metal Rings 3.5 cm OD UKN UKN Intravenous drip, compression
2.5 cm ID
Present Study Metal Nut UKN 3 7 days Tape Gauze
Metal Ring 2 cm ID 2 20 hrs. Desloughing of gangrenous skin String, glans aspiration
Metal Nut 8 mm T String, glans aspiration
2.5 cm ID
1.5 cm T

UKN- Unknown, OD- Outer Diameter, ID, Inner Diameter, T- Thickness