Synonym(s)
Nail matrix partial resection
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Surgical technique for Unguis incarnatus with removal of a lateral nail strip and the corresponding nail matrix.
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Removal of a lateral nail strip and wedge excision of the nail fold with associated nail bed and nail root. One third to one quarter of the nail is excised. Subsequently, open wound treatment with secondary healing, so that former nail matrix is epithelised.
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Alternatively, a brace treatment can be performed for an unguis incarnatus (see below orthonyxia nail brace).
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