Surgical Excision of Intractable Plantar Keratoses (Corns) of the Foot: A Scoping Review

CONCLUSIONS: There is modest evidence that excision of the lesion with either primary closure or healing by means of secondary intention can be useful for the management of IPKs. A further consideration is an emerging hypothesis that many of these IPKs are viral in origin, rather than mechanical, which implies that prospective studies are required with cross-reference to lesion excision by anatomical site and histopathologic confirmation of the diagnosis.PMID:38175699 | DOI:10.7547/22-044
Source: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - Category: Podiatry Authors: Source Type: research