title: Subungual exostosis: a simple technique of excision.
abstract: Subungual or Dupuytren's exostosis is a benign lesion of the distal phalanx that is prone to recurrence if incompletely excised. We report on a series of five patients treated with our simple excision technique. Despite sacrifice of a portion of the nail bed, the cosmetic appearance of the nail was excellent in four patients and good in one patient. There were no recurrences.
authors.affiliation: Tampa Orthopaedic Program, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Multhopp-Stephens
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Walling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome