Fingertip injuries-surgical management and its outcome-original article

Abstract

Injuries to finger tips remain a very common type of injury and these injuries may result from industrial accidents or these may be house hold injuries. The injuries are small lacerations or amputations or may be nail bed injuries. There are various options for the management of these injuries but the treatment of choice is which results in best cosmetic and functional results. The various factors which dictate this depend upon the age of the patient, type of injury, physical needs and occupation of the patient and also on as to which hand is dominant.