MANAGEMENT OF FINGERTIP INJURIES; VARIOUS SURGICAL PROCEDURES INVOLVED. A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE OF TWO YEARS.

Finger ? tip injuries are one of the most common injuries faced in the Emergency department of any hospital. This article deals with the experience of our hospital, over a period of 2 Years ? From September 2014 to September 2016 done as a prospective study. Ninety Patients that underwent some form of surgical Procedure were included and followed up over a period of six month. The analysis focused on factors such as mode of injury ? viz. Domestic, Industrial, Road traffic accidents etc, Hand Dominance, Digit involved, Surface involved, Procedure employed, Time taken to return to work, functional outcome and aesthetics. Out of Ninety, Thirty eight patients could be followed up fully. Choice of surgical procedure was made based on the orientation and configuration of the wound. Most of the patients were right handed. Index finger was the commonest digit involved followed by middle, ring, little fingers and thumb. Return to work time was delayed in patients with heterodigital flaps. Most of the patients were satisfied with the aesthetic outcome.