title: Nail grafts for reconstruction.
abstract: Monkey digits were used experimentally to demonstrate the pathologic anatomy of nail deformities and the results of treatment using full and partial thickness nail matrix grafts. Seventy-five human nail deformities were evaluated and treated. In both the experimental and clinical groups, microscopic hypertrophy of the superficial epithelial elements underlying the deformed nail existed. A follow-up of treatment of nail deformities indicated that nail matrix grafts, both full and partial thickness, are beneficial when the defect involves the sterile matrix and the proximal nail fold.
authors.affiliation: Riverside Regional Medical Center Laboratory for Microvascular Research, Newport News, Virginia.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Shepard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009262:Nails / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery