Deviation of a finger at the proximal interphalangeal joint caused by juxta-articular exostosis.
An exostosis around the interphalangeal joint can cause deformity of a finger. We present two children with deviated fingers as a result of exostoses that developed near the proximal interphalangeal joints and were successfully treated by resection and closed wedge osteotomy.
Murase
Tsuyoshi
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduates School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. murase-t@umin.ac.jp
Yoshida
Takeshi
T
Tada
Koichi
K
Moritomo
Hisao
H
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography