The Oxford Finger Nail Appearance Score - a new scoring system for fingernail deformity following paediatric finger tip trauma

Finger tip and nail bed injuries.

Damage to any of the anatomic structures of the finger tip can result in a change in use of the hand, even making some tasks impossible. Prevention is naturally most important; however, when an injury occurs, anatomic restoration should be the goal. Treatment should be the most direct and simple to reach the optimal structural and functional result. Caveats of treatment are: (1) save nails; (2)...

Finger Nail Plate: A New Biometric Identifier

The key objective of this paper is to investigate a new biometric identifier for forensic and civilian applications. We propose a novel biometric authentication system based on low resolution finger nail plate images. Despite the uniqueness and high stability of the nail plate, its usage as a biometric identifier has not been extensively investigated for personal authentication. This paper impl...

New test for finger-tip sensation.

Photoplethysmograph fingernail sensors for measuring finger forces without haptic obstruction

A new type of touch sensor for detecting contact pressure at human fingertips is presented. Unlike traditional electronic gloves, in which sensor pads are placed between the fingers and the environment surface, this new sensor allows the fingers to directly contact the environment without obstructing the human’s natural haptic senses. The finger touch force is detected by measuring changes in t...

Kirner's deformity of the little finger.

In 1927 Kirner described a condition of the little finger characterised by palmar and radial curving of the terminal phalanx. A number of papers since then have recorded further cases. Stahei, Clawson and Capps ( 1966) gave a summary of twenty-four cases reported up to that time and added two of their own. Kaufmann and Taillard (1961) reported the biopsy findings in one case, and Carstam and Ei...