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Central nail canal

MedGen UID:
537944
•Concept ID:
C0263526
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dystrophia longitudinalis fissuriformis; Dystrophia unguis mediana canaliformis; Median nail dystrophy; Median nail dystrophy of Heller
SNOMED CT: Median nail dystrophy (86393005); Median nail dystrophy of Heller (238718006); Dystrophia unguis mediana canaliformis (238718006); Dystrophia longitudinalis fissuriformis (238718006)
 
HPO: HP:0030818

Definition

The presence of a depressed line ("canal") in the center of the nail. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCentral nail canal

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The reduction of endplate fractures during balloon vertebroplasty: a detailed radiological analysis of the treatment of burst fractures using pedicle screws, balloon vertebroplasty, and calcium phosphate cement.
Verlaan JJ, van de Kraats EB, Oner FC, van Walsum T, Niessen WJ, Dhert WJ
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005 Aug 15;30(16):1840-5. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000173895.19334.e2. PMID: 16103853

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Psoriasis of the external auditory canal: prevalence, clinical features and impact on quality of life.
Galache C, Vázquez-Losada B, Armesto S, González-Gay MA, Vázquez-López F, Santos-Juanes J
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Dec;47(12):2265-2268. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1111/ced.15352. PMID: 36177874
Risk of proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) implant failure upon different lateral femoral wall thickness in intertrochanteric fracture: a finite element analysis.
Zheng L, Wong DW, Chen X, Chen Y, Li P
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2022 Apr;25(5):512-520. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1964488. PMID: 34378469
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub5. PMID: 20824825
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub4. PMID: 18646058
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;(4):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub3. PMID: 16235272

Diagnosis

Fracture-dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine without neurological deficit: a report of two cases and literature review.
Kumar S, Kumar P, Patralekh MK, Srinivasan R, Agarwal A, Boruah T
Spinal Cord Ser Cases 2020 Jul 29;6(1):67. doi: 10.1038/s41394-020-0315-4. PMID: 32728022Free PMC Article

Therapy

Fracture-dislocation of the thoracolumbar spine without neurological deficit: a report of two cases and literature review.
Kumar S, Kumar P, Patralekh MK, Srinivasan R, Agarwal A, Boruah T
Spinal Cord Ser Cases 2020 Jul 29;6(1):67. doi: 10.1038/s41394-020-0315-4. PMID: 32728022Free PMC Article
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub5. PMID: 20824825
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub4. PMID: 18646058
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;(4):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub3. PMID: 16235272
Evaluation of apical sealing of three endodontic sealers.
De Almeida WA, Leonardo MR, Tanomaru Filho M, Silva LA
Int Endod J 2000 Jan;33(1):25-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00247.x. PMID: 11307470

Clinical prediction guides

The elastic stable intramedullary nails as an alternative treatment for adult humeral shaft fractures.
Tarng YW, Lin KC, Chen CF, Yang MY, Chien Y
J Chin Med Assoc 2021 Jun 1;84(6):644-649. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000514. PMID: 33742990
Effect of smear layer and root-end cavity thickness on apical sealing ability of MTA as a root-end filling material: a bacterial leakage study.
Yildirim T, Er K, Taşdemir T, Tahan E, Buruk K, Serper A
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2010 Jan;109(1):e67-72. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.08.030. PMID: 20123373
Addition of a short central extension to surface cemented tibial trays in primary TKA: an in vitro study of the effect on initial fixation stability and its relationship to supporting bone density.
Pérez-Blanca A, Prado M, Ezquerro F, Montañéz E, Espejo A
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2008 May;23(4):483-92. Epub 2008 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.11.012. PMID: 18171597
Evaluation of apical sealing of three endodontic sealers.
De Almeida WA, Leonardo MR, Tanomaru Filho M, Silva LA
Int Endod J 2000 Jan;33(1):25-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00247.x. PMID: 11307470

Recent systematic reviews

Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Sep 8;(9):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub5. PMID: 20824825
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub4. PMID: 18646058
Gamma and other cephalocondylic intramedullary nails versus extramedullary implants for extracapsular hip fractures in adults.
Parker MJ, Handoll HH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;(4):CD000093. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000093.pub3. PMID: 16235272

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