1. Modified sleeve method treatment of ingrown toenail.
- Author
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Abby NS, Roni P, Amnon B, and Yan P
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures instrumentation, Nails, Ingrown diagnosis, Postoperative Complications, Recurrence, Treatment Outcome, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures methods, Nails, Ingrown surgery, Suture Techniques
- Abstract
Background: Ingrown toenail is a common problem that causes inconvenience, pain, and limitation of daily function. Current conventional treatment methods are not satisfactory and have a high recurrence rate., Objective: To evaluate a modification of an existing, although uncommonly used, method for treating ingrown toenail., Methods: Patients with ingrown toenail were treated under local anesthesia by insertion of a flexible narrow plastic tube under the toenail along its lateral border. Tube fixation was performed with silk or nylon 2-0 sutures passed through the toenail. Granulomatous and inflamed tissue was removed by electrocautery or local excision., Results: Twenty-eight procedures were performed in 25 patients. In 20 procedures (71.4%), no recurrences were recorded; the other 8 procedures (28.6%), were symptomatic., Conclusion: This method for the treatment of ingrown toenail was found to be simple and efficient, with a relatively low recurrence rate. Therefore we currently advocate this procedure as the treatment of choice.
- Published
- 2002
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