Durlacher’s Corn padding
A Durlachers corn is a specially named corn that occurs on the lateral side of the fifth toe adjacent to the nail and can be mistaken for a double nail. This Durlacher Corn is named after a UK chiropodist, Lewis Durlacher (1792-1864) while in the USA, they call this a Lister’s corn. The cause of the Durlacher corn is too much pressure on the area. This type of corn is treated by debridement and then addressing the cause such as the correct fitting of footwear. One way to protect it…
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