Efficacy of a tip of the big toe remodeling in the distal nail embedding with bone overgrowth of the distal phalanx

摘要

Distal nail embedding due to hyponychium hypertrophy can be caused by traumatic or surgical avulsion of the nail. As a consequence of these changes, the nail plate is blocked through the deformed tip of the toe. Changes that occur at the tip of the big toe are due to bone growth on the dorsal surface of the distal end of the distal phalanx. This study aimed to present a surgical technique for the treatment of hypertrophy of the tip of the toe and evaluate its effectiveness.