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.
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