title: The best dressing for a nail bed is the nail itself.
abstract: The replacement of a surgically avulsed nail as a splint and dressing with "Superglue" is reported. It provides a painless cover for the sterile matrix and facilitates the dressing of finger tip injuries.
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009262:Nails / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003487:Cyanoacrylates