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Ingrown Toenails: An Evaluation of Elevating the Nail Bed‐Periosteal Flap
Author(s) -
Umeda Tadashi,
Nishioka Kiyoshi,
Ohara Kazunori
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03248.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , medicine , surgery , dentistry , engineering , structural engineering
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.