Recurrent calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the thumb: Case report

Jennifer L. Giuffre; Rudy Kovachevich; Allen T. Bishop; Alexander Y. Shin

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.09.004

Recurrent calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the thumb: Case report

Jennifer L. Giuffre, Rudy Kovachevich, Allen T. Bishop, Alexander Y. Shin

Orthopedic Surgery

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Abstract

We present an unusual case report of an aggressive, recurrent calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the thumb in an adult man with invasion into the distal and proximal phalanges, the skin, the radial and ulnar neurovascular bundles, and the tendons, treated with amputation and an immediate toe-to-thumb transfer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	110-115
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.09.004
State	Published - Jan 2011

Keywords

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma
recurrence
thumb

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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