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Utility of High-resolution Ultrasound to Evaluate Dorsal Osteophyte

NCT06266208 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-07-11

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Summary

This study will evaluate the usefulness of ultrasonography in detecting dorsal osteophytes associated with claw nails compared to radiographs. The hypothesis will be that the larger the size of the osteophyte, the greater the nail curvature.

Nail curvature and osteophyte height will be measured in patients with clamp nails. Nail-phalange distance will also be measured with radiography and ultrasonography.

The investigators to find a positive correlation between nail curvature and osteophyte height. Furthermore, a strong agreement is expected between both imaging techniques to measure nail-phalange distance.

Ultrasonography could constitute a safe and effective alternative to radiology for detecting dorsal osteophytes in claw nails, especially in mild cases, follow-ups or young patients.

Conditions

  • Exostosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Exostectomy

Patients diagnosed with dorsal osteophyte and experiencing pain were advised to proceed with osteophyte removal surgery during their initial visit.The surgical procedure, following protocol occurred during the second visit and involved the following steps: a 2-4 mm incision using a Beaver-64-MIS scalpel on the distal surface wall of the toe, parallel to its longitudinal axis, followed by careful osteophyte drilling; precise delineation of the osteophyte contour using a blunt elevator to prevent nailbed damage; resection executed through medial and lateral movements facilitated by a mini-Shannon drill; and finally, pressure application with a surgical spoon to extract the bone paste resulting from the drilling process.

PROCEDURE

Cut fingernail

Patients diagnosed with dorsal osteophyte and experiencing pain underwent nail cut fingernail

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emma Guillem-Escamez · Doctorate School UCV

  • JAVIER FERRER TORREGROSA, Dr. · Podiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCV

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-20
Primary Completion
2024-04-15
Completion
2024-07-02

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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