Operative Treatment vs Treatment With Semi-occlusive Dressing for Single Finger Amputations
Operative Treatment vs Treatment With Semi-occlusive Dressing - a Randomized, Controlled Trial on Finger Amputations
Tampere University Hospital
252 participants
Oct 27, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to find out whether conservative treatment with semi-occlusive film is superior to surgical treatment in single finger amputations in adult population. The main question it aims to answer is: Is PRWHE (Patient Reported Wrist and Hand Evaluation) total score measured at 12 months after injury better in conservatively or operatively treated patients?
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- age >18, single digit injury, Amputation at Tamai zones 1+2 in all digits or Tamai zones 3+4 in digits II-V, Able to understand Finnish and to complete self-reported questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria1
- Previous partial or total amputation of the injured digit, Previous condition which affects significantly the function and/or symptoms of the affected hand, Patient is pregnant at the time of recruitment
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Interventions
treatment of single finger amputation with revision amputation, local or micro-vascular flap as best befits each specific injury
The film is placed on a cleansed wound surface. bone is shortened to the level of injury. Visible nerves, arteries and tendons are cut and allowed to retract. The film is to be changed once weekly until the wound has closed.
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NCT07175675