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Nail bed expansion: A new technique for correction of multiple isolated congenital micronychia

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Congenital micronychia may involve big toes or may involve other nails. The etiology of micronychia is not clear but amniotic bands, teratogens (drugs, alcohol), Nail Patella Syndrome etc. A 44-year-old woman with multiple isolated congenital micronychia over her hands and feet was selected. The major affected nails were thumbs and Index fingers. Surgical method were done step by step: Anesthesia of the area, extraction of short nail, elevation of nail bed, longitudinal nail bed incisions, suturing the lateral nail bed to the nail wall, covering the nail bed by a splint of plastic suction tube, bandage with gauze Vaseline. Finally, we hypnotized that in congenital micronychia, the main pathology is in nail bed; through this theory by nail bed expansion better outcomes are coming.

Source: Advanced Biomedical Research

DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.129698

Authors: Alireza Faghihi, Gholamhossein Ghaffarpour, Mohammadreza Ghasemi, Gelareh Ghaffarpour

Institutions: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Rasool Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Congenital limb and hand anomalies

Subfield: Developmental Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $300