Octyl-2-Cyanoacrylate adhesive for rapid nail plate restoration

Following nail bed repair, returning the nail plate as a conforming stent o r splint is a common technique. Especially when split, the nail plate fragm ents can very readily be pieced together and bonded to the nail bed using t he tissue adhesive Octyl-2-Cyanoacrylate. This new formulation can expedite this maneuver, and has shown no signs of histotoxicity or adverse effect o n nail plate regeneration. (J Hand Surg 2000;25A:979-981. Copyright (C) 200 0 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.).