Anatomic Association of the Proximal Fingernail Matrix to the Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon: A Morphological and Histological Study.
Patricia Palomo-LópezRicardo Becerro de Bengoa-VallejoDaniel López-LópezCésar Calvo LoboManuel Herrera-LaraJorge Alfonso Murillo-GonzálezMarta Elena Losa IglesiasPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2018)
The fingernail matrix is not directly inserted into the periosteum of the dorsal section of the base to the distal phalanx, because this anatomic relationship is separated by the deep fibers of the EPLT.