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case_images: Preoperative clinical photographs of the dorsal (A) and palmar (B) aspects of the patient's left middle finger.
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case_images: Clinical examination of the left middle finger revealed an ulnar-sided subungual hematoma, and an erythematous and tender fingertip (Figure 1A,B).
case_images: Anteroposterior (A) and lateral (B) view radiographs of the patient's left middle finger.
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case_images: The bone either side of the central defect was well corticated, except for the fracture at the base of the radial 'horn' (Figure 2A,B).
case_images: Clinical photograph of the patient's left middle finger after surgical removal of the nail plate.
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case_images: The patient underwent a nailbed exploration under general anesthetic, and the operation was performed by a consultant plastic hand surgeon: the nail plate was removed, and while no nailbed lacerations were identified, there was a small central nailbed sulcus (Figure 3).