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A Method for Optimising Excision of the Nail Bed MatrixFrom the Department of Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK Correspondence: Mr Sinclair M. Gore, Department of Plastic Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage SG1 4AB, UK. Tel.: +44 1223 890201. E-mail:sinclairgore{at}lineone.net This paper describes a useful way of ensuring complete surgical ablation of the germinal matrix of the nail bed by staining the proximal envelope with Bonneys Blue dye.
Key Words: amputation matricectomy nails finger injuries
Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Vol. 32, No. 4,
450-451 (2007) |
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