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Mounira Khezami1, Achraf Abdennadher1, Hiba Bellaaj1, Talel Znagui1, Mounir Hamdi1, Lotfi Nouisri1.
Abstract
We conducted a retrospective study of 35 patients with subungual exostosis of the hallux, also known as Turrett's exostosis, in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Senior Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis over the period between 1995 and 2015. We here summarize the outcomes of patients treated for this disease. The average age of patients was 29 years, with a sex ratio of 1.7. The median consultation time was six months. This delay in consultation was caused by a diagnostic error due to clinical picture resemblance with ingrown nail. Diagnosis was always confirmed by frontal and profile X-ray of the involved hallux. Treatment was based on total resection of the exostosis either through large ungual window or by latero-ungual approach. Anatomo-pathological examination was performed systematically. It allowed to confirm the benignity of the disease in all cases. All patients recovered and returned to their previous activity, on average, in 2 months. No patient had a recurrence.Entities:
Keywords: Exostosis; foot; hallux; surgery
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30100982 PMCID: PMC6080961 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.229.14165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Aspect clinique de l’exostose de Turret's
Figure 2Radiographie de l’hallux de face montre une base d’implantation plus ou moins large de même tonalité osseuse que la phalangette
Figure 3Résultat radiologique du traitement chirurgical