Effectiveness of Lavage With Alcohol - Chlorhexidine for Chemical Matricectomy

Summary

To compare the efficacy of the lavage with 70% alcohol plus 0.5% chlorhexidine versus 70% alcohol in the surgical treatment of ingrown toenails.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2013-04

Publications

• Background Plusje LG. Pincer nails: a new surgical treatment. Dermatol Surg. 2001 Jan;27(1):41-3.
• Background Baran R, Haneke E, Richert B. Pincer nails: definition and surgical treatment. Dermatol Surg. 2001 Mar;27(3):261-6.
• Results Gao W, Legido-Quigley C. Fast and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography analysis of cosmetic creams for hydroquinone, phenol and six preservatives. J Chromatogr A. 2011 Jul 15;1218(28):4307-11. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.04.064. Epub 2011 May 6.

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