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A Proposed Subungual Exostosis Clinical Classification and Treatment Plan

Francisco Javier García Carmona Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Javier Pascual Huerta Department of Podiatry, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Diana Fernández Morato Enfermería, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Fernández Morato is now in private practice, Madrid, Spain.

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Subungual exostosis is a slow-growing, benign outgrowth of normal bone under the nail that affects the nail unit. The most common location in the foot is the dorsal surface of the distal phalanx of the big toe. Clinically, it can appear in combination with a variety of nail disorders, masking the underlying bone condition, which is frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed. A new classification system for these lesions is proposed on the basis of the clinical signs and symptoms present during examination and the associated disorders of the nail plate. Also, a therapeutic algorithm that describes surgical approaches to the different presentations of this disorder is presented. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(6): 519–524, 2009)

Corresponding author: Francisco Javier García Carmona, DP, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Avda. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain. (E-mail: carmona@enf.ucm.es)
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