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Ultrasound-Guided Needle Release Combined with Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Supinator Syndrome
Published on: May 26, 2023
[42-year-old man with painless swelling of the ring finger]
O von Känel1, A Schweizer, G Jundt
1Klinik für Handchirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie, Bethesda-Spital Gellerstrasse 144 4020 Basel. gokado@bluewin.ch
Abstract:
A 42 years old man presented with a painless increasing swelling in the region of the proximal phalanx and metacarpal bone of the ring finger persistent since five months. Plain X-rays revealed increased soft tissue density. The possibilities of differential diagnostic of tumors in the region were discussed because essential for the correct procedure. Histology revealed a bizarre periostal osteochromatic proliferation (Nora lesion). This rare lesion must be distinguished from an periostic osteosarcoma.
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