Golfer's nails

Taekwondo Nails: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Sport-Related Nail Abnormalities

“…Subungual hematomas have also been reported in other sports where there is constant thrusting of the athlete's foot into the toe box of the shoe, such as squash, soccer, basketball, running and jogging [1,2,6,8].…”

“…Fingernail abnormalities have been reported in golfers, Frisbee players, karate and judo fighters. The "Golfer's nails" refers to the distal splinter hemorrhages that appear in the fingers used most strongly in the golf grip hand [3,8].…”

“…Nail hemorrhage is common in Frisbee players due to the repeated minor trauma of the nail plate originated when catching the Frisbee [8].…”

“…Since the type of trauma differs with each sport, the nail changes are sometimes sport specific [1]. Toenails are more commonly affected in sports such as tennis, soccer, basketball, running, golf, gymnastics and dancing [1][2][3][4] while the fingernails are affected in karate, judo, golf and Frisbee [3,8,9,10].…”

Sport als Risikofaktor und therapeutisches Prinzip in der Dermatologie

“…Bei Läu-fern ist meistens der dritte, vierte oder fünfte Zehennagel betroffen [1]. Bei Golfspielern können sich subunguale Hämatome an den Fingernägeln ("golfer's nails") ausbilden [37].…”