Surgical anatomy of the nail.

Knowledge of nail anatomy is a prerequisite for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The nail apparatus is a highly specialized structure, but is in close relationship to the distal phalanx which supports it and to the pulp which carries the sensory receptors and is involved in pinching. It can be divided by the nail plate into the perionychium underneath, and the paronychium above.

Advanced finger infection: more frequent than expected and mostly iatrogenic.

Some patients present at an advanced stage of their fingertip infection with an extension of the infection in anatomical spaces or into fragile structures. One hundred and twenty-five patients have been operated on for a finger infection. Forty-one patients (33%) have been treated at the "complication" stage, while 84 cases (67%) were considered "non-complicated".

[Combined scaphoid and distal radius fractures in adults].

Although isolated distal radius and scaphoid fractures are common, the combination of both fractures is rare, with a reported frequency between 0.5% and 6%. This rarity is probably due to the fact that both fractures share the same injury mechanism.

IFSSH scientific committee on skin coverage: 2015 report.

Skin coverage in hand reconstruction is a challenging and vast chapter in hand surgery; covering every aspect of it in a report is simply not feasible. Therefore, this report focuses on a few specific topics. The coverage of anatomical regions like the fingertips is common ground for hand surgeons worldwide, but in the last 10 years, various refinements have been published in order to optimize the reconstruction of this organ.