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Distal transverse amputations are be treated with a thin split-thickness skin graft on the end o. the tip. If the absent tissue contained the pulp and the boile or a tendon is exposed, a cross finger flap should be con. sidered. If the pulp injury preserves the pad, a free full thickness skin graft is satisfactory. Fractures of the tuft of the distal phalanx rarely require internal fixation. If they are badly comminuted and lack sufficient tissue cover, shortening them and covering them with available local tissues or covering the stump with a free skin graft are the procedures of choice. If the bone is not fractured but is uncovered by loss of soft tissues at the fingertip, flap tissue either from an adjoining finger or from the palm will preserve the length of the finger and give it a protective covering with reasonable sensibility.ICD-10 Training.makes you spend more time with patients and increase the quality of the care.