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?
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
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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