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ER plastic surgery hand surgery orthopaedic surgery
Step by Step Surgical Technique] Drainage of subungual hematoma
2025/9/7 18G, 18G needle, ER, x-ray photography, drainage, Wound Care, outpatient treatment, plastic surgery, hand surgery, emergency room, orthopaedic surgery, distal fracture, subungual hematoma, nail-piercing, postoperative management, High Frequency Scalpel
Key Point Summary A subungual hematoma is a retention of blood between the nail bed and the nail bed. Drainage is necessary if pain is present. Drainage involves puncturing the nail bed with an 18G needle or high-frequency scalpel. ...