12. Nail Surgery and Traumatic Abnormalities
- Robert Baran MD5,6,
- David A. R. de Berker MD7,
- Mark Holzberg MD8,
- Luc Thomas MD, PhD9
Published Online: 23 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118286715.ch12
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title

Baran & Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management, Fourth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Thomas, L., Zook, E. G., Rosio, T. J., Dawber, R. P. R., Haneke, E. and Baran, R. (2012) Nail Surgery and Traumatic Abnormalities, in Baran & Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management, Fourth Edition (eds R. Baran, D. A. R. de Berker, M. Holzberg and L. Thomas), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118286715.ch12
Editor Information
- 5
University of Franche-Comté, Cannes, France
- 6
Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute, Villejuif Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France
- 7
Bristol Dermatology Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
- 8
Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- 9
Department of Dermatology, Lyon 1 University, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France
Publication History
- Published Online: 23 MAY 2012
- Published Print: 6 JUL 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470657355
Online ISBN: 9781118286715
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- Anatomy;
- Anesthesia;
- Electroradiosurgery;
- onychomycosis;
- Trauma;
- Stellate lacerations;
- Nail prosthesis
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Anatomy
Physiology
History and patient examination
Preoperative measures
Instrumentation
Anesthesia
Incisions
Dressing
Biopsy of the nail area
Electroradiosurgery
Miscroscopically controlled surgery
Non-scalpel techniques
Trauma
Miscellaneous nail dystrophies
Complications in nail surgery
Infection
Burns
Chemical burns
The painful nail
References
