Pachyonychia congenita type II is an autosomal dominant inherited rare genodermatosis characterized by dystrophic wedge shaped thickened nails with subungual hyperkeratosis, symmetric palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex. Here we report a 23-year-old male with characteristic features of dystrophic nails, palmoplantar keratoderma, steatocystoma multiplex, follicular hyperkeratotic p...

This study presents an innovative technique of executing soil nails called sectorized post grouting (SPG). The most utilized nail is gravity grouting, with the literature reporting advances in pressurized grouting. Although obtaining higher pullout resistance nails, mostly done single-stage does not compensate for exudation and its use lengths difficult. Thus, a has been developed that compensa...

I ntramedullary titanium elastic nails (TEN) have been used for treatment of the pediatric patients with femoral shaft fractures in the last 15 20 years. They are load bearing devices and are flexible to allow bending. Small incisions are required for introduction of these nails and they are easy to remove. High cost is a disadvantage. However in the developing countries, where cost and afforda...

Most of the time, geotechnical engineering interventions require solutions that necessarily aim for better use available space. Many slope stabilization techniques were developed following assumption, and one most applied procedures in Brazil is soil nailing reinforcement. These are constantly improving. Consequently, a continuous study design behavior nails important. The technique vertical re...

A double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group trial was performed to compare the efficacy and tolerability of tazarotene 0.1% gel and vehicle gel in 31 patients with fingernail psoriasis. Patients were randomized to receive tazarotene or vehicle gel, which they applied each evening for up to 24 weeks to 2 target fingernails, one under occlusion and one unoccluded. The tazaroten...

Objectives Intramedullary nailing is the treatment of choice for fractures of the tibial shaft, which might necessitate the nail removal due to complications in the long-term. Although considered as a low-risk procedure, intramedullary nail removal is also associated with certain complications. Here, we compared the most commonly used stainless steel and titanium nails with respect to the compl...

Recently, the application of ultraviolet (UV) curable monomers to human nails, (also known as UV gel nails) has become a popular decoration technique for women’s nails. However, the unreacted layer, the depletion of residual monomers from the cured UV gel nails, which can cause allergy and asthma, and the increase in temperature during curing process, are major concerns. In this study, the thic...

I RECENT months there has been made available plastic material which can be fashioned into artificial “finger-nails” that are advertised “for those who want long nails.” In addition, the plastic nails may be used by persons who wish to disguise dystrophic or diseased nails or who wish to discourage nail, biting. This plastic material is essentially the same as that used in acrylic dentures, and...