Fingertip injuries and the nail
A review of how the extent of a fingertip injury relates to the final appearance and function of the fingertip.
Digital Tip Amputations from the Perspective of the Nail
Champagne L, Hustedt JW, Walker R, Wiebelhaus J, Nystrom NA.
Adv Orthop. 2016;2016:1967192.
A review proposing a management strategy for fingertip amputations that favors secondary healing in many clinical scenarios, with a classification intended to support counseling on prognosis and the need for secondary surgery.
Summaries describe what each study examined. They are not a statement of the results of care with this practice, and individual outcomes vary.