TY  - JOUR
T1  - ONychectomy
AU  - Windsberg E
Y1  - 1969/09/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160250064024
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1908
EP  - 1908
VL  - 209
IS  - 12
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    A good many years ago a method for handling the ingrown toenail was presented to me by Dr. Robert Baldridge, which I have followed with excellent results. The procedure is easy to execute, although the actual originator is unknown to me.A wedge of soft tissue is excised on the side of the toe, parallel to the nail. The wedge includes skin and underlying structures almost down to the bone. The resultant elliptical gap is sutured, and bringing these edges together draws the soft tissue abutting the nail away from it, eliminating the pressure on the nail, and allowing prompt healing. Thus the original area of the lesion, the nail, and the nail bed, are never molested.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160250064024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160250064024
ER  -