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Research Articles

Articles on Nail-Fold Excision (Vandenbos Surgery)

 

Nail-Fold Excision for the Treatment of Ingrown Toenail in Children

by Ramanath N. Haricharan, Javier Masquijo, and Marcos Bettolli

 

Soft-tissue nail-fold excision: a definitive treatment for ingrown toenails

by Henry Chapeskie & Jason Kovac

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Nonrandomized assessment of ingrown toenails treated with excision of the skinfold rather than toenail (NAILTEST): An observational study of the Vandenbos procedure.

by Michael H. Livingston, Kamary Coriolano, and Sarah A. Jones.

 

Ingrown Toenail: A Result of Weight Bearing on Soft Tissue 

by Kermit Vandenbos and Warner Bowers 

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Ingrowing Toenails: Is There a Nail Abnormality? 

by H.J. Pearson, R.N. Bury, J. Wapples, and D.F.L. Watkin (Courtesy of Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery) Click here for a Study Summary.

 

Ingrown Toenail or Overgrown Toeskin?: Alternative Treatment for Onychocryptosis

by Henry Chapeskie

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Reperfusion injury after Vandenbos procedure in the primary care office.

by Daphne Cheung and Jeremy Rezmovitz

Articles on the Use of Epinephrine in Digital Blocks

 

Chapeskie, H, et al. Evaluation of the safety of epinephrine in digital nerve blockade: Retrospective case series analysis of 1334 toe surgeries. Canadian Family Physician. 62:e334-339. June 2016.

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Chowdry, S, et al. Do Not Use Epinephrine in Digital Blocks: Myth or Truth? Part II. A Retrospective Review of 1111 Cases. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 126(6):2031-2034. December 2010.

 

Krunic, A, et al. Digial anesthesia with epinephrine: An old myth revisited. J Am Acad Dermatol. 51(5):755-759. November 2004.

 

Thomson, C, et al. A Critical Look at the Evidence for and against Elective Epinephrine Use in the Finger. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.119(1):260-266. January 2007.

 

Thomson, C and D Lalonde. Randomized Double-Blind Comparision of Duration of Anesthesia among Three Commonly Used Agents in Digital Nerve Block. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 118:429-432. August 2006.

 

Wilhelmi, B, et al. Do Not Use Epinephrine in Digital Blocks: Myth or Truth? Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 107(2):393-397. February 2001.

 

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