Results of surgery for ingrowing toenails.
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Partial matrix excision or segmental phenolization for ingrowing toenails.
OBJECTIVE To decide whether partial nail extraction with phenolisation or with partial excision of the matrix should be the standard treatment in patients with ingrowing toenails of the hallux. DESIGN Randomized clinical trial with 12-month follow-up evaluations performed by observers who did not know which procedure was applied. SETTING Outpatient department of a surgical teaching hospital...
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Ingrowing of the nail of the hallux has been ascribed to an abnormality of the shape of the nail; our prospective study was planned to test this association. Twenty-three consecutive patients and 23 age-matched controls were assessed by caliper measurement and standard photographs, before a first operation for ingrowing toenail. We found no differences in shape between the toenails of the patie...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 71 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989