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Full Thickness Skin Graft for Nail Unit Reconstruction

From the Institut de la Main, 6 square Jouvenet, and Hôpital Saint Antoine, 184 Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, Paris, France

Correspondence: ^* Dr Christian Dumontier, MD, Institut de la Main, 6 square Jouvenet, 75016 Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 42 15 42 06; fax: +33 1 47 83 73 74. E-mail: christian-dumontier{at}wanadoo.fr

A retrospective study of 13 patients assessed the use of a full thickness skin graft for nail unit reconstruction after total nail unit removal for nail bed malignancies. No failures of the graft were observed and no patient had recurrence of the malignant tumour at 4 year follow-up. Full thickness skin grafting is a simple procedure which provides a good cosmetic outcome and does not produce significant donor site morbidity.

Key Words: nail unit reconstruction • full thickness skin graft • nail tumour • malignant melanoma • epidermoid carcinoma

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 30, No. 2, 194-198 (2005)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2004.11.006


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