Kommentar zum Beitrag: One stage wound healing of fingertip injury induced by treatment of artificial dermis

The presented study provides an overview about fingertip injuries and the use of “artificial dermis” for wound coverage. In specialized centers fingertip injuries are extremely common, independent of the patient´s age and sex. In the real world probably a considerable number of unreported cases are not referred to a hand surgeon, because such injuries are often misjudged as a minor trauma. Due to this fact, an easy to learn and widely available surgical treatment would be useful. As a result of inadequate treatment beside cosmetic aspects true functional sequelae may occur negatively influencing patients quality of life up to temporary disability or even invalidity. We appreciate the authors conclusion that the complete treatment should be performed by a specialist whenever possible.

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