Emergency Repair of nail bed injuries by using absorbable sutures combined with "Haifukang"finger-glove

Objective To explore feasibility safety and curative effect of emergency repair of nail bed injuries by using absorbable sutures combined with "Haifukang" finger-glove. Methods A total of 46 patients with 57 fingers were sutured with absorbable sutures after disinfection and debridement, then put on with "Haifukang"finger-gloves. Results No complication occurred. The function of nail beds were good. Most of cases healed better themselves except for 1 case of ischemia and necrosis caused by severe laminate. The excellent and good rate was 71.93%%(41/57) and 22.81%(13/57) respectively, only 3 bad (5.26%).Conclusion It proved that emergency repair of nail bed injuries by using absorbable sutures combined with "Haifukang" finger-gloves is a very effective, reliable,safe and simple method with less complication and suitable for most of the nail bed injured patients. Key words: "Haifukang" finger-glove;  Absorbable sutures;  Nail bed injuries