Fingertip amputation
 | This article or section is undergoing significant expansion or restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. This article or section was last edited 2 seconds ago, at 19:43, 5 November 2026 (UTC) (). Please remove this notice if this article or section has not been edited in several days. You might want to temporarily replace this notice with {{In use}} during active editing sessions. |
| Fingertip amputation | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Fingertip avulsion, digital tip amputation |
 | |
| A fingertip amputation | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine, plastic surgery |
| Causes | Cut Crush Tearing force |
| Treatment | Dressings, surgery |
| Prognosis | Generally good |
| Frequency | Relatively common |
Fingertip amputation, also known as fingertip avulsion, is the partial or complete loss of the tip of a finger. It may occur due to a cut, crush, or tearing force.
Diagnosis
Several classification systems are used to describe fingertip amputations according to the level of tissue loss, distinguishing injuries involving the fingertip pulp, the area near the base of the nail, and the region before the lunula.
Nail
Classification system for amputation injuries.
A. Nail plate; B. lunula; C. root; D. sinus; E. matrix; F. nail bed; G. hyponychium; H. free margin.
.jpg)
Epidemiology
Finger tip amputations are common, and occur more frequently in children.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jennings, Charles. "Fingertip Injuries and Amputations". OrthoInfo. Archived from the original on August 8, 2026. Retrieved September 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Shoener, Benjamin; Wagner, Mary Jo (2022). "42. Hand injuries". In Walls, Ron; Hockberger, Robert; Gausche-Hill, Marianne; Erickson, Timothy B.; Wilcox, Susan R. (eds.). Rosen's Emergency Medicine - Concepts and Clinical Practice. Vol. 2 (10th ed.). Elsevier. pp. 458–500. ISBN 978-0-323-75790-4.
- ↑ Kawaiah, A; Thakur, M; Garg, S; Kawasmi, SH; Hassan, A (26 May 2020). "Fingertip Injuries and Amputations: A Review of the Literature". Cureus. 12 (5) e8291. doi:10.7759/cureus.8291. PMC 7317129. PMID 32601565.
 | This medical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |