title: Instrument and technique for removal of subungual foreign bodies.
abstract: An 18 guage needle is an effective instrument for transungual removal of foreign bodies when the nail has been separated from its bed sufficiently to allow windowing of the nail without injury to the underlying tissue.
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails; D009339:Needles