Table of Contents

Surgical anatomy of the nail apparatus. Instrumentation. General considerations. Anesthesia of the nail apparatus. Surgery of the nail plate. Surgery of the proximal nail fold. Surgery of the nail bed. Surgery of the lateral nail folds. Surgery of the distal fold. Surgery of the matrix. Surgery of the whole nail unit. Surgery of the bony phalanx. Surgery of the distal interphalangeal joint. Acute trauma of the nail unit. Cosmetic nail surgery for congenital nail abnormalities.

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Bertrand Richert, Nilton Di Chiacchio, Eckart Haneke