Management of the ingrown toenail

American Family Physician

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Heidelbaugh, Joel J ^a,b   Lee, Hobart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Ypsilanti Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; NEOSPORIN; PHENOL; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CAUTERIZATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INGROWN NAIL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; NAIL INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; PATHOLOGY; TOE;

HUMANS; NAILS, INGROWN; TOES;

EID: 63249117435     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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