by Edward A. Krull
Nail Surgery a comprehensive surgery guide and full-color atlas containing practical strategies for correcting a variety of congenital and acquired nail disorders. Written by the past president of the Society of Dermatologic Surgery.
Contents
- Anatomy of the Nail Unit in Relation to the Distal Digit 1
- Preoperative and Postoperative Management
Basic Techniques
- Nail Removal
- Exploration of the Nail Tissue
- Biopsy Techniques
- Nail Ablation and Maticectomy
Fingernails
- Acute Injury of the Perionychium
- Reconstruction of the Perionychium
Toenails
- Toenail Surgery
- Ingrown Toenail-Phenol Cautery
- Electroradiosurgery
- Pincer Nails: Incurvated Nail, Unguis Constringens, Transverse Overcurvature, Trumpet Nail, Convoluted Nail, and Omega Nail
- Conservation Management of Nail Problems
Infection of the Nail Apparatus
- Fungal Nail Infection
- Chronic Bacterial Infection
- Paronychia
- Viral Infection
Tumors and Cysts
- Ganglions of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint
- Fibrous and Fibroepithelial Tumors
- Keratoacanthoma
- Glomus Tumors
- Longitudinal Melanonychia
- Vascular Tumors
- Keratin Cysts
- Bone and Cartilage Tumors
- Osteoid Osteomas
- Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Subungal and Periungal Tissues
- Malignant Melanoma
Special Topics in Diagnosis and Surgery of the Nail Unit
- Imaging of Tumors of the Nail Unit
- Congenital and/or Hereditary Conditions
- Periungual and Digital Laser Surgery
- Cryosurgery
- The Painful Nail
Index