| Surgical treatment of in-growing toenails performed by senior house officers: are they good enough? | |
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PMID: 15792384 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Although the surgical treatment of in-growing toenails is a common procedure, the success of ingrown toenail surgery is extremely variable and recurrences frequently impair the quality of lift of those who have this condition. In most hospitals this procedure is commonly performed by junior surgical trainees who may have little experience. AIM: We proposed to find out if the success of this procedure is operator-dependent by comparing the results of standard of toenail surgery performed by basic surgical trainees (BSTs) in our hospitals with already published data. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of nail bed ablation surgery performed by BSTs under local anaesthesia over a 15-month period in a district general hospital was conducted. RESULTS: 106 phenol ablations and 46 germinal matrix excisions were prformed. Symptomatic recurrence rates 12 months following the procedure were 5.7% for phenol ablation and 4.3% for germinal matrix excisions. CONCLUSION: Our results are comparable to published data, and we conclude that toenail ablation surgery can be just as successfully performed by junior surgeons after relatively little training in the procedure. |
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Authors:
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Y S Lau; J M C Yeung |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scottish medical journal Volume: 50 ISSN: 0036-9330 ISO Abbreviation: Scott Med J Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-03-28 Completed Date: 2005-09-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2983335R Medline TA: Scott Med J Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 22-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of General Surgery, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. yu.lau@ndos.ox.ac.uk |
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Clinical Competence
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standards* Humans Medical Staff, Hospital / standards* Nails, Ingrown / surgery* Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome |
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