Digit Tip Injuries: Current Treatment and Future Regenerative Paradigms

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(a) Exposed bone and soft tissues following fingertip amputation through the distal phalanx. (b) Exposed bone undergoes histolysis while epidermal cells begin to cover exposed tissues. (c) Blastema of rapidly proliferating cells develops at the site of tip injury, beginning the process of digit tip regeneration.

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