title: Beau's lines following hand trauma.
abstract: Six cases are described of Beau's lines (transverse grooves in the fingernails) developing after injuries to the hand involving damage to nerves and flexor tendons. The literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Jeffs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology*