Foucher G, Merle M, Van Genechten F, Denuit P
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In case of dorsal sectioning of the distal phalanx, the nail can be used to mobilize and to bring the bone fragments together. A needle is passed through the nail and the nail bed, and the two fragments can be brought together with a metallic tension suture.