1. Surgical anatomy of the nail apparatus / Eckart Haneke -- 2. Instrumentation / Bertrand Richert -- 3. General considerations / Bertrand Richert -- 4. Anesthesia of the nail apparatus / Bertrand Richert -- 5. Surgery of the nail plate / Bertrand Richert -- 6. Surgery of the proximal nail fold / Eckart Haneke, Bertrand Richert, and Nilton Di Chiacchio -- 7. Surgery of the nail bed / Bertrand Richert, Eckart Haneke, and Nilton Di Chiacchio -- 8. Surgery of the lateral nail folds / Bertrand Richert -- 9. Surgery of the distal fold / Bertrand Richert -- 10. Surgery of the matrix / Nilton Di Chiacchio, Bertrand Richert, and Eckart Haneke -- 11. Surgery of the whole nail unit / Eckart Haneke, Bertrand Richert, and Nilton Di Chiacchio -- 12. Surgery of the bony phalanx / Eckart Haneke, Nilton Di Chiacchio, and Bertrand Richert -- 13. Surgery of the distal interphalangeal joint / Bertrand Richert -- 14. Acute trauma of the nail unit / Eckart Haneke and Bertrand Richert -- 15. Cosmetic nail surgery for congenital nail abnormalities / Bertrand Richert.