Huge Turret Exostosis of Metacarpus: A Case Report.
10.5292/jkbjts.2012.18.2.109
- Author:
Shin Taek KANG
1
;
Tae Hyung KIM
;
Hyun Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. goodoc-k@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
metacarpus;
turret exostosis
- MeSH:
Exostoses;
Metacarpus
- From:The Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Society
2012;18(2):109-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A turret exostosis was known a smooth, dome-shaped extracortical collection of subperiosteal bone beneath the extensor apparatus. In most cases, turret exostosis involve middle and distal phalanges compared with involving metacarpal cases have been rarely reported in the literature.
