title: A simple method to treat an ingrowing toenail with a shape-memory alloy device.
abstract: An ingrowing toenail has no definitive treatment. Previously, effective methods were complicated but easy ones had less effect. We show both an easy and an effective way with Cu-Al-Mn-based shape-memory alloys (SMAs). They have a characteristic shape which patients themselves can detach easily without any pain. But they also have enough corrective force. Cu-based SMAs cost much less than Ni-Ti-based alloys. Despite not being appropriate for all cases of ingrowing toenails, it is an easy, effective and less costly alternative.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Section, Sendai Red Cross Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Takaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suetake
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sutou
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kainuma
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: Kiyohito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009263:Nails, Ingrown / Q000628:therapy*; D014034:Toes
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys