Surgical Correction of Severe Bilateral Thumb Pincer-Nail Deformity

Authors

Scott T. Van Duzer, TJU - The Philadelphia Hand Center, PC
John S. Taras, TJU - The Philadelphia Hand Center, PCFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

September 2006

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in The Journal of Hand Surgery 31(9):1546-1548, 2006. The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.08.013 . Copyright © 2006 by American Society for Surgery of the Hand, published by Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

A 53 year old woman presented to the office with complaint of severe bilateral thumb nail pain and the deformity shown (Figure 1). She denied previous trauma to her thumb nails and had no history of previous bacterial or fungal infections of her nails. Based on the curvature of her nails, which increased from proximal to distal, a diagnosis of bilateral thumb pincer nail deformity was made.

Recommended Citation

Van Duzer, Scott T. and Taras, John S., "Surgical Correction of Severe Bilateral Thumb Pincer-Nail Deformity" (2006). Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 7.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/orthofp/7