Surgical treatment of acute fingernail injuries

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 57-62

  Tos, P ^a   Titolo, P ^a   Chirila, N L ^a   Catalano, F ^b   Artiaco, S ^a  

^a CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fingernail injury; Fingernail repair; Nail surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AVULSION INJURY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FINGER FRACTURE; FINGER NAIL; FINGER TIP INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LACERATION; NAIL BED; NAIL DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; NAILS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84861481995     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-011-0161-z     Document Type: Review

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