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...

Hereditary ectodermal dysplasia is a rare group of inherited disorders characterized by aplasia or dysplasia of two or more tissues of ectodermal origin such as hair, nails, teeth, and skin. The dental characteristics of this syndrome include anodontia or hypodontia of the primary and/or permanent teeth, hypoplastic conical teeth, and underdevelopment of the alveolar ridges. The options for a d...

659 cases of concurrent, ipsilateral fractures in the hip and femoral shaft reported in 59 studies were analyzed. The causes were a road traffic accident in 78% and other types of high-energy traumas in 13% of the patients. This injury combination was rare in children. The median age was 34 years. 78% of the patients were men. One-third had multiple injuries, one-half had injuries of the ipsila...

OBJECTIVES To compare failure rates between short and long cephalomedullary nails used for the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures in patients over 65 years of age. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Data were collected from medical records and radiographs. SETTING Three level 1 trauma centers. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS Patients aged 65 years or older who underwent treatment of an in...

BACKGROUND Nails contain genomic DNA that can be used for genetic analyses, which is attractive for large epidemiologic studies that have collected or are planning to collect nail clippings. Study participants will more readily participate in a study when asked to provide nail samples than when asked to provide a blood sample. In addition, nails are easy and cheap to obtain and store compared w...

Nails are a variety of modified skin and they safeguard the soft end fingers toes. Nail disorders comprehend about 10% all dermatological conditions. one most commoncause for dermatologic consultation. can be allocated with homoeopathy both in acute as well chronic cases. Abnormalities nails frequently caused by diseases expressive systemic disease. Examining growth, shape, color nail along obs...