Ingrown toenails: an evaluation of elevating the nail bed-periosteal flap. |
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| Authors: | T Umeda K Nishioka K Ohara |
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| Institution: | Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Many procedures to correct ingrown toenails are available; however, they cannot avoid recurrence and nail deformities. We have performed a procedure which corrects ingrown toenail without reducing the width of the nail plate by elevating the nail bed-periosteal flap. Sixty patients were observed for longer than six months and exhibited excellent results. Only two cases of incurvated nails (2) required re-operation. |
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| Keywords: | ingrown toenail surgical treatment nail lip flap |
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