News: What You Should Know About Jimmy Fallon’s Gruesome Injury

Last month Jimmy Fallon tripped on a rug, caught his finger on a table as he fell, and pulled it off. Not quite all the way off, but he required six hours of microsurgery – which included a vein being transplanted from his foot to his hand – to save his finger from being amputated.

The remarkable thing is that this injury – called  “ring avulsion” – is far from unheard of, and it’s something that everyone who wears a wedding ring should be aware of.  Can you avoid it?

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us News: What You Should Know About Jimmy Fallon's Gruesome Injury Last month Jimmy Fallon tripped on a rug, caught his finger on a table as he fell, and pulled it off. Not quite all the way off, but he required six hours of microsurgery – which included a vein being transplanted from his foot to his hand – to save his finger from being amputated. The remarkable thing is that this injury – called  “ring avulsion” – is far from unheard of, and it’s something that everyone who wears a wedding ring should be aware of.  Can you avoid it? Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health Ring Avulsion: The Catastrophic Wedding Band Injury    READ NOW How to Remove a Ring Stuck On a Finger    READ NOW How to Immediately Treat a Sports Injury    READ NOW 9 First Aid Tips You’ll Actually Use    READ NOW Trending Now • What Not to Say to Someone With Breast Cancer • 20 Healthy Snacks Under 200 Calories Each • Studying Tips for Folks With ADD • 3 Ways to Get a Good, Deep Thigh Stretch • The Problems With Religion and Birth Control • Why Are Teens Seeking Plastic Surgery? • 5 Celebrities With Mental Illnesses Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.