Smashed thumb nail situation, will it grow out?

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I smashed my thumb over a month ago and the nail is starting to come off. The problem is the back of the nail is all the off the nail bed, but there is a small portion in the front that still attached to the bed. Since the smashed nail is away from the root, how will the front of the nail come all the way off? Please see the pics. I have trimmed the back half of the nail away and you can see the 5% of the front still stuck to the nail bed.

PS- all the black stuff is dried blood that was under nail. Also, there is a little hole from where I relieved pressure.

 

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