Excision of Nailbed Remnant following Finger Amputation
Authors: Vincent Riccelli M.D. Candidate, Brian Drolet M.D., F. Bennett Pearce M.D.
Affiliations: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Corresponding Author: Vincent Riccelli
The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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