title: Dressings of the nailbed following nail avulsion.
abstract: Dressings of the raw nailbed tend to adhere and to be difficult and painful to remove. We have compared three types of dressing: polyurethane sponge, paraffin-gauze and replacement of the finger-nail. Assessment of adherence and pain showed that replacement of the nail had significant advantages over the other dressings.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dove
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sloan
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Moulder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000293:injuries*; D010232:Paraffin; D011140:Polyurethanes
chemical_list: D011140:Polyurethanes; D010232:Paraffin