Research progress in treatment methods for fingertip defects / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

Fingertip soft tissue defects are common,and there are various injury types and repair methods.Because of the special anatomy and functional requirements of the hand,it is particularly important to choose the appropriate treatment in order to achieve ideal appearance and function outcomes.Clinically,the treatment strategy depends on multiple factors including the type of fingertip defect,the patient,and the doctor.Therefore,the author retrieved 39 research articles after literature search in CNKI and Pubmed using relevant key terms.Based on the review of articles,the author recommended and introduced seven commonly used therapeutic methods and their effects (closed or semi-closed dressing change,fingertip replantation,advanced skin flap,palmar rotation flap,free toe pulp flap,free transverse wrist crease flap,and free venous flap) in order to help clinicians improve their understanding about fingertip defect repair as well as choose appropriate methods.