Onychocryptosis: principles of non-operative and operative care.
Onychocryptosis has many causal factors which contribute to the impingement of the nail edge with the soft tissue nail wall. The treatment protocol for ingrown toenail includes a regimen of conservative care, nail plate avulsion and nail bed ablation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012737:Sex Factors