title: Octyl-2-Cyanoacrylate adhesive for rapid nail plate restoration.
abstract: Following nail bed repair, returning the nail plate as a conforming stent or splint is a common technique. Especially when split, the nail plate fragments can very readily be pieced together and bonded to the nail bed using the tissue adhesive Octyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. This new formulation can expedite this maneuver, and has shown no signs of histotoxicity or adverse effect on nail plate regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, The Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Hallock
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lutz
mesh_terms: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003487:Cyanoacrylates; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C100832:octyl 2-cyanoacrylate