Gutter Splint Toenail

The purpose of splinting is to prevent the toenail from growing back into the lateral nail fold.

Gutter splint toenail.

Prevent contact with surrounding structures because more extensive damage could occur and wound healing could be delayed. Often simple elevation of the nail out of the lateral nail fold under digital block anesthesia is all that is needed to treat a paronychia. Herein we describe a more conservative gutter technique that is less traumatic and does not require anesthesia. Apply 10 sodium hydroxide with a cotton tipped applicator.

This will keep the nail lifted during subsequent growth. A total of 26 gutters were placed in 17 patients with ingrown nails of the first. Results. Thoroughly rinse with 70 isopropyl alcohol or saline to.

A conservative method to gutter splint ingrown toenails methods. In the classic gutter splint method the ingrown edge of the nail plate is freed up to the extreme proximal part and then splinted using a gutter. This assumes a relatively mild to moderate case. Vigorously rub on the lateral horn of the nail matrix for.

Tuck the cotton into the nail sulcus gently tucking it under the lateral free edge of the nail. In an ingrown toenail the ingrown part of the nail plate is floating over the. Excise nail sulcus using the tip of a curved hemostat to provide space.