title: Compression of the digital nerves by a giant periosteal chondroma.
abstract: We describe a left-handed man who had a giant periosteal chondroma of the proximal phalanx of the left third finger with compression of the digital neurovascular structures, and the flexor and extensor tendons. Cutaneous pressure thresholds of the digital nerves were tested, showing complete sensory recovery 24 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. fabio.santanelli@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santanelli
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paolini
authors.forename: Benedetto
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laporta
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagnoni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011312:Pressure
chemical_list: D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C049713:Arosurf