Beau's lines following hand trauma.
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.
Ward
D J
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Mary's University Hospital, Roehampton, London.
Hudson
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Jeffs
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology*