NAIL GUN INJURIES OF THE FINGERS - A SAFER METHOD OF NAIL REMOVAL

Authors
ALQATTAN MM STRANC MF
Citation
Mm. Alqattan et Mf. Stranc, NAIL GUN INJURIES OF THE FINGERS - A SAFER METHOD OF NAIL REMOVAL, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 18B(5), 1993, pp. 652-653
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
18B
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
652 - 653
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1993)18B:5<652:NGIOTF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In nail gun injuries of the fingers, removal of the nail in the antegr ade fashion (in the same direction as its introduction) prevents soft tissue entrapment by the hooked barbs of the nail. This concept is ill ustrated in a case report.