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Published in: HAND 2/2011

01-06-2011 | Case Reports

Hereditary multiple exostoses in the hands and fingers: early presentation and early surgical treatment in family members. Case reports

Authors: Rika Ohkuma, Edward F. McCarthy, E. Gene Deune

Published in: HAND | Issue 2/2011

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Abstract

Hereditary multiple exostosis (HME) is a benign condition with multiple bony tumors with cartilage caps (osteochondromas), mainly presenting in the long and flat bones. Usually the presentation for HME is between 2 and 10 years of age and most are seen by 4 years of age (Khan et al. 2009). In this paper, we report a family with three members (father, son, and a daughter) who had very early presentations of HME in the fingers within the first 2 years of age. The son presented with bony nodules at 7 months of age, and he required surgery at 13 months of age for a severe functional deformity of his left ring finger. He also had an unusual histological presentation on his osteochondroma that consists of only subperiosteal cartilage without ossification.
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Metadata
Title
Hereditary multiple exostoses in the hands and fingers: early presentation and early surgical treatment in family members. Case reports
Authors
Rika Ohkuma
Edward F. McCarthy
E. Gene Deune
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
HAND / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-010-9307-3

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