ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to evaluate results of closed intramedullary nailing using Talwarkar square nails in adult forearm fractures. We prospectively evaluated 34 patients with both bone forearm fractures. The average time to union was 12.8 (SD +3.2) weeks with cast support for a mean of 8.2 weeks. Union was achieved in 31 out of 34 patients. Using the Grace and Eversmann rating syst...

An 85yearold woman presented with platonychia and koilonychia (spoonshaped nails) of the fingers and toes which were present since her early childhood (Figure 1A and B). On physical examination, all her fingernails were spoonshaped with rough and darkened distal edges. Her toenails were thin and flat, except for the nails of the big toes, which exhibited the same abnormalities as the fingernail...

This study evaluated the use of nails and bone surfaces as indicators of acute exposure to fluoride in rats. Six groups (n=10/grp), aged 70 days, received, by gastrogavage, single doses of sodium fluoride containing 10, 35, 45, 60, 75 and 90 mg fluoride/kg body weight. The control group received deionized water. Two hours after fluoride administration, the rats were killed and their plasma, nai...

OBJECTIVE This is a parallel, three group, randomized, controlled clinical trial, with outcomes evaluated up to three months after randomization for children and adolescents with chronic nail biting. The current study investigates the efficacy of habit reversal training (HRT) and compares its effect with object manipulation training (OMT) considering the limitations of the current literature. ...

e are conducting studies to evaluate the suitability of nails as a biomarker for fluoride (F) exposure in rats. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the F content of rat nails remains unchanged as a function of time after they have been clipped. Weanlings male Wistar rats received deionized water and food containing 25.9 ppm F for 56 days. Blood and nails were then collected fo...

This study compared patients who underwent treatment with short or long cephalomedullary nails with integrated cephalocervical screws and linear compression. Patients with AO/OTA 31-A2 or A3 pertrochanteric fractures treated with either short (n=72) or long (n=97) InterTAN (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, Tennessee) cephalomedullary nails were reviewed. Information on perioperative measures (estimated...

Methylmethacrylate was first reported in 1941 as a cause of contact dermatitis. Since then, occupational contact allergies to acrylates in dentistry, orthopedic surgery, printing industry and industry have been reported, but few reports are found in the literature as a consequence of the contact with sculptured artificial acrylic nails which are increasingly popular. We describe here 3 patients...

background: in children, inappropriate treatment of open femoral fractures may induce several complications. a few studies have compared the external fixator with flexible intramedullary nails in high-grade open femoral fractures of children. the present study aims at comparing results of these two treatment methods in open femoral fractures. methods: in this descriptive analytical study, 27 pa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The surgical methods for treatment of femoral neck fractures and trochanteric hip fractures vary. We describe the changes in Sweden over the period 1998–2007 and the regional differences in treatment. Patients and methods Data on 144,607 patients were drawn from the National Patient Register. RESULTS The proportion of femoral neck fractures treated with arthroplasty inc...

Acrylic nails, including sculptured nails and the new ultraviolet-curable gel polish lacquers, have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). We report 2 cases of ACD to acrylic nails with severe onychodystrophy and psoriasiform changes including onycholysis and subungual hyperkeratosis. In both cases, the patients did not realize the association between the use of acrylate-based ...