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Electro-photobiomodulation (EPBM), is the process of combining intense pulsed light and radiofrequency to modify tissues to help the body heal itself, lower inflammation, and promote wound healing.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Patients and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study included 60 patients presented with fingertip injuries. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group 1 includes patients who were treated by EPBM. Group 2 includes patients who were treated by cross finger flap (CFF). Six months after complete healing, evaluation was performed for aesthetic and functional outcome and patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Compared to group 2 patients, group 1 patients had statistically significant better sensory outcome, better total active motion of affected digits, grip strength, patient satisfaction, healing time, and plastic surgeon general aesthetic evaluation and also, they had statistically significant less adverse events and cold intolerance with absent donor site pain and deformity.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>EPBM is safe and effective treatment of fingertip injuries which shortens the healing time, produces the best aesthetic and functional result while avoiding donor site morbidity of the traditional reconstructive options.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12893-024-02589-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]],"date-time":"2024-10-16T02:01:41Z","timestamp":1729044101000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of electrophotobiomodulation as a recent tool in the armamentarium of treatment of fingertip injuries"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Nader Gomaa","family":"Elmelegy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Saad","family":"Sadaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2589_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"28","DOI":"10.1007\/s11552-014-9671-5","volume":"10","author":"KR Eberlin","year":"2015","unstructured":"Eberlin KR, Busa K, Bae DS, Waters PM, Labow BI, Taghinia AH. 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