Shepard G H
Riverside Regional Medical Center Laboratory for Microvascular Research, Newport News, Virginia.
Hand Clin. 1990 Feb;6(1):39-56; discussion 57-8.
Methods of treatment of nail bed avulsions, both historic and modern, are described. A description is given of the technical aspects of replacement of amputated parts, full and partial thickness nail matrix grafts, composite grafts, and rotation of nail matrix flaps. Results of treatment with currently available techniques are successful in minimizing nail deformities.