TREATMENT OF FINGERTIP INJURIES BY SPECIALISTS IN HAND SURGERY IN BRAZIL

Authors :: Márcio Koji Matsumoto
Marcela Fernandes
Vinícius Ynoe de Moraes
Jorge Raduan Neto
Aldo Okamura
João Carlos Belloti
Source :: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 26, Iss 5, Pp 294-299 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 2018.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: To verify if there is consensus about the treatment of each type of injury or amputation of the fingertips, and if there is a statistical difference among the treatment options according to the surgeon's length of time in the hand surgery specialty. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during the 37th Brazilian Congress of Hand Surgery, when one hundred and twenty questionnaires were randomly distributed. Observing the inclusion and exclusion criteria, ninety completed questionnaires were included. The answers were submitted to descriptive and inferential analysis with a significance level of p