Presentation
Patient presented to ED with a plaster board nailed to his hand.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Nail foreign body
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The patient had nailed himself to a board, nail traverses soft tissues of the distal thumb with no bony involvement.
Case Discussion
'En face' or 'end on' projections are important when assessing the damager something like a nail has on bony structures; although, in this case, due to the plaster board still attached to the patient this may have been difficult.