Figure 4. Case of a 21-year-old male with fingertip injury associated with nail bed avulsion (4A-4G).
On examination, tenderness was present over the fingertip. On X-ray, a distal phalanx base fracture was observed. The patient was given a vertical figure-of-eight suture securing the nail plate with the nail bed after reducing the distal phalanx fracture. After four weeks, sutures were removed, and an X-ray was taken on follow-up. After six weeks, finger pinch movement was achieved.