Management of fingertip and nail bed injuries

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British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 72, No. Sup8 Clinical PracticeManagement of fingertip and nail bed injuriesAlexanderw Shaw, John Findlay, Mahendra KulkarniAlexanderw ShawSearch for more papers by this author, John FindlaySearch for more papers by this author, Mahendra KulkarniSearch for more papers by this authorAlexanderw Shaw; John Findlay; Mahendra KulkarniPublished Online:16 Aug 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2011.72.Sup8.M114AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Brown DL, Borschel GH (2004) Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia Google ScholarEvans C, Pollock AV (1973) The reduction of surgical wound infections by prophylactic parenteral cephaloridine: A controlled clinical trial. Br J Surg 60: 434 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarFassler PR (1996) Fingertip injuries: evaluation and treatment. J Am Acad Ortho Surg 4(1): 84–92 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarFieg EL (2002) Management of nail bed lacerations. Am Fam Physician 65(10): 1997–8 Medline, Google ScholarGellman H (2009) Fingertip-nail bed injuries in children: current concepts and controversies of treatment. J Craniofac Surg 20(4): 1033–5 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarGuy RJ (1990) The etiologies and mechanisms of nail bed injuries. Hand Clin 6(1): 9–19 Medline, Google ScholarJackson EA (2001) The V-Y plasty in the treatment of fingertip amputations. Am Fam Physician 64(3): 455–9 Medline, Google ScholarJohnson M, Comaish JS, Shuster S (1991) Nail is produced by the normal nail bed: a controversy resolved. Br J Dermatol 125(1): 27–9 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarMeek S, White M (1998) Subungual haematomas: is simple trephining enough? J Accid Emerg Med 15 (4): 269–71 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarMills SE (2007) Nail. In: Conejo-Mir CRequena L, eds. Histology for Pathologists. 3rd edn. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia: 29–54 Google ScholarMisra A, Iqbal M, Misra S (2005) The use of antibiotics in simple soft-tissue trauma. Plast Reconstr Surg 115(1): 332–3 Medline, Google ScholarPasapula C, Strick M (2004) The use of chloramphenicol ointment as an adhesive for replacement of the nail plate after simple nail bed repairs. J Hand Surg Br 29(6): 634–5 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarRose EH, Norris MS, Kowalski TA, Lucas A, Fleegler EJ (1989) The “cap” technique: Nonmicrosurgical reattachment of fingertip amputations. J Hand Surg 14(3): 513–18 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarRoser SE, Gellman H (1999) Comparison of nail bed repair versus nail trephination for subungual hematomas in children. J Hand Surg Am 24(6): 1166–70 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarSchiller C (1957) Nail replacement in finger tip injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg 19(6): 521–30 Crossref, Google ScholarSeaberg DC, Angelos WJ, Paris PM (1991) Treatment of subungual hematomas with nail trephination: a prospective study. Am J Emerg Med 9(3): 209–10 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarStrauss EJ, Weil WM, Jordan C, Paksima N (2008) A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of 2-octylcyanoacrylate versus suture repair for nail bed injuries. J Hand Surg Am 33(2): 250–3 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarSydney Hand Surgery Clinic (2008) Anatomy. www.sydneyhandsurgeryclinic.com.au/anatomy.asp (accessed 22 January 2011) Google ScholarVaritimidis SE, Dailiana ZH, Zibis AH, Hantes M, Bargiotas K, Malizos KN (2005) Restoration of function and sensitivity utilizing a homodigital neurovascular island flap after amputation injuries of the fingertip. J Hand Surg Br 30(4): 338‱42 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarWang QC, Johnson BA (2001) Fingertip injuries. Am Fam Physician 63: 1961–6 Medline, Google ScholarYeo CJ, Sebastin SJ, Chong AK (2010) Fingertip injuries. Singapore MedJ 51(1): 78–86 Medline, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByThe Nail Bed: Theories of Its Functioning and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Dermabrasion4 May 2022 | Journal of Skin and Stem Cell, Vol. 9, No. 1Painful nails: A practical approach to the diagnosis and management of painful nail conditions15 March 2021 | International Journal of Dermatology, Vol. 60, No. 11Case report of nail bed injury after blunt trauma; what lies beneath the nail?International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, Vol. 15Management of Simple Nail Bed Lacerations and Subungual Hematomas in the Emergency DepartmentPediatric Emergency Care, Vol. 30, No. 10 1 August 2011Volume 72Issue Sup8ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics Downloaded 7 times History Published online 16 August 2013 Published in print 1 August 2011 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download