T?rnak Batmas? Tedavisinde Plastik Tüp Y?ntemi: ?n ?al??ma

摘要

Background and Design: Ingrown toenail is a quite common disorder, without an approved standard treatment modality. The aim of this study was to recall the previously described plastic tube method for the treatment of ingrown toenail, and to evaluate the early results we obtained with this method. MATERIALS-METHODS: During February 2005 and June 2005, plastic tube was inserted to 17 ingrown toenail sides of 12 ingrown toenail patients. The plastic tube was left at the toenail side for 3-6 weeks and the patients were followed-up for a mean duration of 3.1±1.0 months after removal of the tubes. RESULTS: Pain disappeared immediately after the procedure in all patients. No complications were observed during or after the procedure. Of 17 nail sides recurrence was observed at 2 (11.7%) nail sides. CONCLUSION: Although the results of this preliminary study suggest that plastic tube method may control pain, does not include complications, and is a safe procedure, it is not possible to make a conclusion about the efficacy of the procedure due to the limited number of patients included in this study, and short duration of follow-up. We plan to extend the number of patients, and to widen the follow-up period in this ongoing study.