Partial nail avulsion: habit or evidence based?

Partial nail avulsion: habit or evidence based?

Onychocryptosis is a relatively common condition that can cause significant pain and discomfort. Partial nail avulsion (PNA) with phenolisation is a straightforward procedure performed by podiatrists on a daily basis. The procedure has shown a high rate of efficacy and low recurrence rate, and can be performed on high risk patients with close post-operative monitoring and those with concomitant...

Treatment of ingrown toe nail-comparison of phenolization after partial nail avulsion and partial nail avulsion alone.

BACKGROUND Ingrown toe nail is common problem presenting to the surgeon. Partial Nail avulsion only results in recurrence of the ingrown toe nail. The aim of this study was too see the effect of phenolization in preventing recurrence after partial nail avulsion. METHODS This was a randomized controlled trial carried out at Department of Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamab...

Subungual Glomus Tumour Excision with Transungual Approach with Partial Proximal Nail Avulsion

The general and systemic physical examination was within normal limit. On local examination, there was a violaceous spot on the lunula and longitudinal ridging on the nail plate [Figure 1a]. The love test (applying pressure to the suspected area with a pinhead, which elicits exquisite localised pain) was positive. The posterior‐anterior and lateral view of X‐ray left hand was normal [Figure 1c]...

Trauma or Tumor? The Nail Splay Sign

Effect of Chronic Nail Biting and Non-nail Biting Habit on the Oral Carriage of Enterobacteriaceae

Background: Nail biting (NB) is a common, but unresolved, problem in psychiatry, psychology, medicine and dentistry. It is the habit of biting one’s nails, is commonly observed in both children and young adults Materials & Methods: The study was a comparative cross‐ sectional microbiological study, conducted on the saliva samples of 40 chronic nail biting subjects in that 20 were males and 20 w...