Claire Cammas , Sylvie Carmès , Francesco Brunelli , Christian Dumontier
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Abstract
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. The perionychium includes, from proximal to distal: the nail matrix, the sole structure responsible for the growth of the nail plate; the nail bed, mostly responsible for adhesion of the plate; and the hyponychium, which is the most distal part, where the nail plate loses its adhesion. The paronychium comprises three nail folds, one proximal and two lateral, that embed the nail plate. The nail apparatus is richly vascularized, with three main sources, and richly innervated, which explains why trauma and surgery are so painful.
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As the official publication of the French, Belgian and Swiss Societies for Surgery of the Hand, as well as of the French Society of Rehabilitation of the Hand & Upper Limb, ''Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation'' - formerly named "Chirurgie de la Main" - publishes original articles, literature reviews, technical notes, and clinical cases. It is indexed in the main international databases (including Medline). Initially a platform for French-speaking hand surgeons, the journal will now publish its articles in English to disseminate its author''s scientific findings more widely. The journal also includes a biannual supplement in French, the monograph of the French Society for Surgery of the Hand, where comprehensive reviews in the fields of hand, peripheral nerve and upper limb surgery are presented.
Organe officiel de la Société française de chirurgie de la main, de la Société française de Rééducation de la main (SFRM-GEMMSOR), de la Société suisse de chirurgie de la main et du Belgian Hand Group, indexée dans les grandes bases de données internationales (Medline, Embase, Pascal, Scopus), Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation - anciennement titrée Chirurgie de la main - publie des articles originaux, des revues de la littérature, des notes techniques, des cas clinique. Initialement plateforme d''expression francophone de la spécialité, la revue s''oriente désormais vers l''anglais pour devenir une référence scientifique et de formation de la spécialité en France et en Europe. Avec 6 publications en anglais par an, la revue comprend également un supplément biannuel, la monographie du GEM, où sont présentées en français, des mises au point complètes dans les domaines de la chirurgie de la main, des nerfs périphériques et du membre supérieur.