Epidemiology of Fingertip Injuries at South Central Hospital Petróleos Mexicanos “Pemex” with a Review of the Literature

作     者：Fernando Barbosa-Villarreal Cuahutémoc Márquez-Espriella Erika Barlandas-Quintana Ana Priscila Campollo-López Mauricio Gutiérrez-Álvarez Carlos Emiliano García-Córdova Jesús Ricardo García-Corral Alfredo Chama-Naranjo Ricardo Alberto Pulido-López Patricia Llizette López-Medellín Edgar Alan Guillen-Martínez Jonathan Steve Rodríguez-Alaníz Edwing Michel Jaimes-Duran Carlos Manuel Cortes-Aguilar Mauro Garibaldi-Bernot Omar Alberto Pérez-Benítez Miguel Eduardo Marín-Canto Luis Arturo Herrera-Lozano Héctor Manuel Suarez-Ortega Alejandro Cruz-Zarate Fernando Barbosa-Villarreal;Cuahutémoc Márquez-Espriella;Erika Barlandas-Quintana;Ana Priscila Campollo-López;Mauricio Gutiérrez-Álvarez;Carlos Emiliano García-Córdova;Jesús Ricardo García-Corral;Alfredo Chama-Naranjo;Ricardo Alberto Pulido-López;Patricia Llizette López-Medellín;Edgar Alan Guillen-Martínez;Jonathan Steve Rodríguez-Alaníz;Edwing Michel Jaimes-Duran;Carlos Manuel Cortes-Aguilar;Mauro Garibaldi-Bernot;Omar Alberto Pérez-Benítez;Miguel Eduardo Marín-Canto;Luis Arturo Herrera-Lozano;Héctor Manuel Suarez-Ortega;Alejandro Cruz-Zarate

作者机构：Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Hospital Central Sur Petróleos Mexicanos Mexico City Mexico 

出 版 物：《Journal of Biosciences and Medicines》 (生物科学与医学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第11卷第6期

页      面：182-195页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Fingertip Fingertip Injuries Epidemiology 

摘      要：Background: The hand is an essential component for performing our daily tasks;as a result, injuries to the fingertip are frequently seen. Accurate evaluation and treatment of fingertip injuries are essential to avoiding long-term disability, job loss and psychological issues. No matter the injury classification system, maintaining finger length, regaining sensation, and improving appearance are the three main objectives of treatment. The objective of this research was to outline the epidemiology of fingertip injuries treated between 2021 and 2022 at a highly specialized referral hospital in Mexico City. Methodology: This investigation is cross-sectional, retrospective, and observational. From January 2021 to December 2022, 60 patients with a diagnosis of fingertip injury from the South Central Hospital “Pemex were included. The descriptive statistical analysis was performed using SPSS29. Results: 60 patients were included, 27 (45%) were women and 33 (55%) were men. Allen’s classification was able to classify only 19 patients, of which 18 (94.7%) had a type 1 classification and one (5.26%) had a type 2 classification. 10% of patients experienced complications, which included 2 patients with surgical site infections (3.3%), 3 patients with persistent pain (5%), and 1 patient (1.6%) with graft rejection. Conclusions: There are currently insufficient epidemiological data on hand and wrist injuries and its effects on labor in Mexico. Fingertip injuries require particular care in order to prevent complications and long-term damage. The creation of national registries could help with the creation of reference manuals for the care of hand and wrist injuries in our nation.