[Finger trauma in children: errors to be avoided].
Two types of digital trauma are often met: in the young child, it is generally about a fingertip crushing by a door. In the event a of nail bed wound, the child will have to be addressed for a surgical treatment, the absence of a correct treatment being able to be responsible for after-effect. In the older child, the trauma is generally indirect during a sports activity or a game. Radiography often shows a fracture of phalanx epiphysal plate. The treatment is generally orthopaedic: simple immobilization if the fracture is not displaced, reduction and immobilization in the event of displaced fracture.
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Service d'orthopédie infantile, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France. franck.fitoussi@rdb.ap-hop-paris.fr
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D002648:Child; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000293:injuries*