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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 89, Issue 8 410-412, Copyright © 1999 by American Podiatric Medical Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Phenol and alcohol chemical matrixectomy in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients. A retrospective study

PM Felton and TD Weaver
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, PA 17042, USA.

The authors performed a retrospective study of the safety and efficacy of toenail phenol and alcohol chemical matrixectomy in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients. Participating in the study were 66 patients, who underwent 137 nail procedures. The diabetic group consisted of 18 patients who underwent 39 procedures; the nondiabetic group consisted of 48 patients who underwent 98 procedures. The mean (+/- SD) healing time was 44 +/- 25 days for the diabetic group and 43 +/- 24 days for the nondiabetic group. The infection rate was 10.3% (4 of 39 procedures) for the diabetic group and 12.2% (12 of 98 procedures) for the nondiabetic group. In addition to validating this procedure for diabetic patients, this study showed no significant differences in the rate of postoperative complications between the two groups.


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