Strength of Occipital Hair as an Explanation for Pilonidal Sinus Disease Caused by Intruding Hair

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Authors

Dietrich Doll · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Friederike Bosche · University of Vechta

Verena K. Stauffer · Luzerner Kantonsspital

Inga Sinicina

Sebastian Hoffmann · Federal Highway Research Institute

Dominic van der Zypen · Federal Social Insurance Office

Markus M. Luedi · University of Bern

Abstract

Occipital hair exhibited considerable vertical strength. Because occipital hair exerted the greatest force and cut hair fragments were found in the pilonidal nest in large quantities, these data suggest that pilonidal sinus disease is promoted by occipital hair. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A435.

Topics & Keywords

Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Pelvic floor disorders treatments Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Volume 60, Issue 9, pp. 979-986

DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000000795

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