ECTOPIC NAIL ASSOCIATED WITH BONE DEFORMITY

Abstract

ABSTRACT A 5‐year‐old girl with a congenital ectopic nail is reported. The nail existed on the tip of left little finger. The distal phalanx showed an M‐shaped deformity on the roentgenogram. After an operation for resectioning of the ectopic nail, the depression between the two peaks of the distal phalanx became shallow. The necessity of a roentgenologic observation of the ectopic nail, especially in this child's case, was considered.