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matrixectomy en · NOUN

Etymology

From matrix + -ectomy.

Meanings

1. A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails.
   • General complications secondary to matrixectomy include regrowth (failure), tourniquet trauma causing a tendonitis or neuritis at the base of the toe, infection, and vascular embarrassment resulting in ulceration and gangrene. 2005, Thomas J. Chang, The Foot and Ankle, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 12:
   • Debride the area of any loose nail fragments or hyperkeratotic tissue with the forceps. matrixectomy. Debridement of the granulation tissue is usually sufficient and does not require matrixectomy. 2015, Theresa M. Campo, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, Keith A Lafferty, MD, Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Second Edition: A Clinical Companion, Springer Publishing Company
   • Other treatments with carbon dioxide laser are onychoplasty and matrixectomy for the treatment of ingrown toenails and laser surgical removal of the bone spurs by a bone-shaving technique. 2006, Robert Splinter, Brett A. Hooper, An Introduction to Biomedical Optics, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 416:
   • Bandaging and postoperative wound care are similar to a partial matrixectomy. Partial and total matrixectomies can also be accomplished utilizing a carbon dioxide laser. 2012, Selene G. Parekh, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Jaypee Brothers Publishers, →ISBN, page 173:
   • CO₂ laser matrixectomy is often the procedure of choice for permanent, partial, or total nail ablation in the treatment of recurrent ingrown nails, pincer deformity, and recalcitrant onychomycosis. Chemical matrixectomy with either phenol, sodium hydroxide, or acetic acid is effective but causes extensive tissue necrosis, which may be associated with significant postoperative pain, persistent drainage, or periostitis. 1990, Jeffrey S. Dover, Kenneth A. Arndt, Illustrated cutaneous laser surgery: a practitioner's guide, Appleton & Lange:
   • The germinal matrix in this area is then eradicated either by surgical or chemical matrixectomy using phenol or NaOH. 2016, Roba Khundkar, Silva Samantha De, Rajat Chowdury, Consent in Surgery: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 89:

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