This is known as partial nail avulsion or complete nail plate avulsion. Ingrown toenails have many potential causes, ...

A common ingrown toenail procedure is a partial nail avulsion. This occurs when a thin vertical piece of nail on the ingrown side is sliced from the edge to the base of the nail and removed.

This injury usually results from severe direct or indirect force about the knee, and has not been described as resulting from a patellar tendon avulsion injury. Four patients presented with five ...