- Discussion:
- occurs from inappropriate and excessive soft tissue inflammation to irritation of lateral nail fold;
- inciting causes include tight fitting shoes, or a sharp spike of nail against lateral nail fold;
- w/ an excessive inflammatory response, granulation tissue will grow up and over the nail;
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Preop Considerations:
Ingrowing toe nails: the extent of the germinal matrix.
Hyder N.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - British Volume. 76(3):501-2, 1994 May.
Ingrowing toenails: studies of segmental chemical ablation.
The treatment of ingrowing toenails. A randomised comparison of wedge excision and phenol cauterisation.
Phenol cauterization of nail matrix remnants.
Phenol cauterization for ingrown toenails.
