Nail Bed Injuries What is involved with nail bed injuries?
Injuries to the nail are often associated with damage to other
structures that are in the same location. These include
fractures of the bone (distal phalanx), and/or cuts of the
nailbed, fingertip skin (pulp), tendons that straighten or bend
the fingertip, and nerve endings.What causes nail bed
injuries?Many result from crush injuries such as getting the
fingertip caught in a door. Any type of pinching, crushing, or
sharp cut to the fingertip may result in injury to the nail bed.
Other medical conditions that may affect healing should be
discussed with your physician. Presentation of nail bed injuries
Simple crushes of the fingertip may result in a very painful
collection of blood (hematoma) under the nail. More severe
injuries can result in cracking of the nail into pieces, or
tearing off of pieces of the nail and/or fingertip, and possible
injuries to the adjacent structures. Diagnosis of nail bed
injuries An accurate history of the cause of the inj