Subungual exostosis: a simple technique of excision.
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.
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Tampa Orthopaedic Program, Florida, USA.
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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