Management of Finger Tip Injury – Our Experience

Introduction: The fingertip is end organ for touch and is richly supplied with special sensory receptors that enable the hand to relay the shape, temperature, and texture of an object. This retrospective study was Material And Methods: conducted on 500 patients who presented to the emergency department with fingertip injury over a span of 5 years from March 2019 to March 2024. A detailed history was taken from the records about the clinical examination and appropriate investigations. Age-wise maximum distribution was 21- 40 years. Maximum number of patients were of Results: dye machine injury. Majority of the procedures were Grafting, Flaps (Cross finger flap, Groin flap, V-Y advancement flap), nail bed repair. Most injuries happened in the age group 21-40 years, mostly were machine injury victim Conclusions: s. The most common treatment was Grafting, Flaps, nail bed repair.