Nail surgery infection rates

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Hello there.
Does anyone out there know what an acceptable rate of infection following nail surgery is? I have heard that it is about 10%. Is that reasonable?
Thanks
Yvonne

 

I think the information you are after is contained throughout the references below. As you will read the information on post op infection rates vary from article to article...

1. Boll, O.F. Surical correction of ingrowing toenails. J Natl Assoc Chiropodists 35: 8, 1945

2. Gottlieb, M.M., Gottlieb, J.J. The permanent removal of nails by evulsion and chemical cauterization. Curr Chiropody August: 17, 1953.

3. Nyman, S.P. The phenol-alcohol technique for toenail excision. J N J Chiropodists Soc April: 5, 1956.

4. Suppan R.J., Ritchlin, J.D. A non-debilitating surgical procedure for ingrown toenail. JAPA 52:900, 1962.

5. E.H., Nixon. B.P., Armstrong, D.G. (2002). Chemical Matrixectomies for Ingrown Toenails. JAPMA Vol 92, No 5 287-295

6. Rana, S.V., Verma, Y. Biochemical toxicity of Benzene. J Environ Biol. 2005 April: 26(2):157-68.

7. US Department of Health Education and Welfare – Institute for OH and S – Criteria for Recommended Standard 1976.

8. Boberg, J.S., Frederikson, M.S., Harton, F.M. Scientific analysis of phenol nail surgery. JAPMA. Vol 92. No 10. December 2002

9. Van Der Ham A.C, Hackeng C.A.H, Yo T.I. (1990). The treatment of ingrowing toenails. Journal of bone and joint surgery. Vol 72B: No. 3. Pp 507-509. Pp 331-332.

10. Gem M.A. (1990). Ingrowing toenails: studies of
segmental chemical ablation. British Journal of Clinical Practice. Vol.44 No. 11 December. Pp 562-563.

11. Greig J.D, Anderson J.H, Ireland A.J, Anderson J.R. (1991). The surgical treatment of ingrowing toenails. Journal of Bone and Joint surgery. Vol 73-B No. 1 Jan 1991. Pp 131-133.

 

Hello Paul
Thanks for the useful references. Variety is the spice of podiatry, I think!!
Yvonne