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An exostosis in simple terms is an extra piece of formed bone. Generally this is an outgrowth of an existing bone of the foot or ankle. The exostosis may also break off the existing bone to become a free fragment or a loose body within or around a joint. Some of the more common areas of an exostosis formation is underneath a toenail as a subungual exostosis. An exostosis of a bone in the toe can form a digital corn. Any traumatic event that leads to degenerative changes around a joint will commonly form an exostosis.
This patient has hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) which is an autosomal dominant condition that leads to the development of multiple osteochondromas. The EXT 1 and EXT 2 genes are two different genes, found on different chromosomes, that lead to HME.