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KMID : 0388419990080020123
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Konkuk Journal of Medical Sciences
1999 Volume.8 No. 2 p.123 ~ p.132
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Clinical Study of Fingertip Injuries
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Kang Chang-Kyun
Kim Joon-Buhm
Choi Jai-Koo
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Abstract
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One hundred and twenty five cases of the fingertip injuries were operated at the Department of Plastic Surgery of Konkuk Medical Center of Chungju from Jan. 1994 to Nov. 1998. There were 129 patients with 138 fingertip injuries. Patients were most commonly occurred in their fourth decade which was 34(27%) cases and male to female ratio was 2.7:1. Third finger was the most frequently affected site which was shown in at 41 cases(29.7%), next 2nd finger and 4th came in order. The most common levels of digit injured were nail bed and nail matrix. The injuries were chiefly caused by a kinds of press, door, and cultivator belt. The crushing injury was the most common type of wound. Local anesthesia was mainly used to operate the fingertip injuries.
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KEYWORD
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fingertip injury
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