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.
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