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Ingrown Toenail

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Location: http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/foot/ingrown-toenail.html

Description: Ingrown toenail is a condition that most commonly affects the hallux, or big toe. This condition usually results when pressure from improper shoewear, and improper care of the toenails leads to pain and hypertrophy (or overgrowth) of the tissue at the side of the nail.

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Myles Clough
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Language: English

Submitted by: christian
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Added: Fri Jan 11 2002
Last Modified: Mon Aug 21 2006