Ingrown toenails: an evaluation of elevating the nail bed-periosteal flap.
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.
Umeda
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Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Nishioka
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Ohara
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D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014034:Toes