Understanding and Measuring Long-Term Outcomes of Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries and Treatments

Kenneth R Means Jr; Rebecca J Saunders

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.011

Understanding and Measuring Long-Term Outcomes of Fingertip and Nail Bed Injuries and Treatments

Hand Clin. 2021 Feb;37(1):125-153. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.011.

Authors

Kenneth R Means Jr¹, Rebecca J Saunders²

Affiliations

¹ The Curtis National Hand Center @ MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: kenneth.means@medstar.net.
² The Curtis National Hand Center @ MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 33198913
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.011

Abstract

There are many outcome measures to choose from when caring for or studying fingertip and nail bed trauma and treatments. This article outlines general outcome measures principles as well as guidelines on choosing, implementing, and interpreting specific tools for these injuries. It also presents recent results from the literature for many of these measures, which can help learners, educators, and researchers by providing a clinical knowledge base and aiding study design.

Keywords: Fingertip; Injuries; Injury; Nail bed; Outcome measures; Trauma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Amputation, Traumatic* / surgery
Finger Injuries* / diagnosis
Finger Injuries* / therapy
Fingers
Humans
Nails / injuries
Nails / surgery
Outcome Assessment, Health Care