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

Kenneth R. Means; 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

Kenneth R. Means, Rebecca J. Saunders

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-153
Number of pages	29
Journal	Hand clinics
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2020.09.011
State	Published - Feb 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fingertip
Injuries
Injury
Nail bed
Outcome measures
Trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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