Improved healing with a collagen-alginate dressing in the chemical matricectomy.
A prospective clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a collagen-alginate wound dressing in the postoperative management of chemical matricectomies. The study involved 20 patients and 23 separate procedures. The collagen-alginate-dressing treatment group had an average healing time of 24.4 days, compared with 35.8 days for the control group, which received treatment consisting of soaks and daily dressing changes (P < .05). The authors suggest that using a collagen-alginate wound dressing in the postoperative management of chemical matricectomies will shorten healing time, thus reducing infection rates and increasing patient compliance and satisfaction.
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Carl T. Hayden Hospital, VAMC Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000464:Alginates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D001458:Bandages; D002424:Caustics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011032:Podiatry / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing
D000464:Alginates; D002424:Caustics; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D003094:Collagen