Masquelet A C, Romana C
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris.
Ann Chir Main. 1988;7(1):72-4. doi: 10.1016/s0753-9053(88)80072-3.
Injuries of the distal phalanx of the digits in children may lead to various lesions. The association of avulsion of the nail with an epiphyseal separation is not uncommon. This is in fact an open fracture, with the risk of infection of the flexor digitorum tendon sheath. The authors report such an observation and discuss the mechanism and treatment.
