Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Sep 1998

Improved healing with a collagen-alginate dressing in the chemical matricectomy

CC Van Gils Carl T. Hayden Hospital, VAMC Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.

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B Roeder Carl T. Hayden Hospital, VAMC Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.

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SM Chesler Carl T. Hayden Hospital, VAMC Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.

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S Mason Carl T. Hayden Hospital, VAMC Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-88-9-452
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A prospective clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a collagen-alginate wound dressing in the postoperative management of chemical matricectomies. The study involved 20 patients and 23 separate procedures. The collagen-alginate-dressing treatment group had an average healing time of 24.4 days, compared with 35.8 days for the control group, which received treatment consisting of soaks and daily dressing changes (P < .05). The authors suggest that using a collagen-alginate wound dressing in the postoperative management of chemical matricectomies will shorten healing time, thus reducing infection rates and increasing patient compliance and satisfaction.

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