Treatment of Fingertip Amputations with Bone Exposure: A Comparative Study between Surgical and Conservative Treatment Methods
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 17 (2) , 147-152
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844318309013111
Abstract
The long-term results following 36 surgically and 34 conservatively treated fingertip amputations with bone exposure are presented in a retrospective study. Surgery did not produce better results even though it was performed by skilled hand surgeons. The advantages of the conservative (mainly adhesive zinc tape) treatment method are pointed out. The regenerative capacity of the amputated fingertip is shown and discussed.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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