The study of silver-containing polyamide mesh in the treatment of ingrown toenail
QIU Shuo
XU Rongrong
CAO Yan
YANG Yukun
ZHOU Jiesong
FANG Shuo
TAO Ran
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of silver-containing polyamide mesh in the treatment of ingrown toenail.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted based on the clinical data of 147 patients with ingrown toenail paronychia in the De-partment of Plastic Surgery of Changhai Hospital from October 2021 to October 2022.According to the different materials(gauze fiber balls or silver-containing polyamide mesh),Patients were divided into gauze fiber ball group(68 patients)and silver polyamide mesh group(79 patients).We analyzed the pain scores on the first and seventh days after treatment,the cases which the inserted material had been re-moved by patients'self or the doctor because of pain,the cases which the dressing self-fell off before removal,and the treatment efficacy at the third month after removal of the dressing.Results Silver-containing polyamide mesh group:patients had mild postoperative pain,and no patient pull the padding out by self or requested the doctor to do that,two mesh fell out,and the cure rate at the third month after removal of the dressing was 93.7％.Gauze fiber ball group:obvious postoperative pain,nine patients pulled the padding out by self or requested the doctor to do that because of unbearable pain,eight balls fell out,and the cure rate at the third month after removal of the padding was 73.5％.Conclusion The silver-containing polyamide mesh is a suitable padding material for ingrown toenail.The advantages include easy to handle,less painful,and has a higher cure rate,which has clinical value for promotion and application.
Keywords：ParonychiaEmbedded toenailSilver-containing polyamide mesh
Publication Date：2024-11-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 673-675 )