A method for optimising excision of the nail bed matrix.
This paper describes a useful way of ensuring complete surgical ablation of the germinal matrix of the nail bed by staining the proximal envelope with Bonney's Blue dye.
Gore
S M
SM
Department of Plastic Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, UK. sinclairgore@lineone.net
Skillman
J M
JM
Sabbagh
W
W
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery