Nail bed injuries and deformities of nail

• DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.85340
• Publication Date: 2011-09-24T05:48:23Z
• Authors: RRavindra Bharathi; Babu Bajantri
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; RD1-811; Nail bed injuries; nail bed reconstruction; nail bed loss; Surgery; Review Article

Nail bed injuries are common and management of these requires good knowledge of the nail bed anatomy. Proper management of these injuries will ensure good healing and prevent late deformities. When loss occurs it is challenging to reconstruct which can be done by grafts or microsurgical reconstruction to restore aesthetic appearance of fingers.