Range |
~0.1 mm/day
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Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
Reference |
Tos P, Titolo P, Chirila NL, Catalano F, Artiaco S. Surgical treatment of acute fingernail injuries. J Orthop Traumatol. 2012 Jun13(2):57-62. doi: 10.1007/s10195-011-0161-z. p.57 right column top paragraphPubMed ID21984203
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Primary Source |
Baden HP (1965) Regeneration of the nail. Arch Dermatol 91:619–620PubMed ID14295525
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Comments |
"Nail generation depends on the patient’s age, gender, and habits, and the nail growth rate is approximately 0.1 mm/day (0.5 mm/week) [primary source]." See BNID 112380 |
Entered by |
Uri M |
ID |
109900 |