Dog bites are major public health problems(4). These are associated with acute and chronic complications needing admission to the hospital. Acute complications include life threatening rabies, various types of infections with associated complications(3), soft tissue loss and fractures(1). Chronic complications in the form of cosmetic deformities and chronic osteomyletis(2) are well documented. Dog bites are contaminated wounds and convention dictates that any surgical treatment should be performed at the earliest opportunity(5).We present a rare case of exostosis in the tibia one year following dog bite. Case Report A 19 year girl presented to the plastic surgery following an English terrier bite on the left leg. She had an open wound of about 4-5cms with loss of skin. This was managed with early debridement and secondary intention wound healing. At the time of presentation, x-ray revealed no bony injuries. The wounds healed well and the patient was followed up in the clinic. One year later, patient complaint of noticing a bone swelling at the site of now well healed wound. X-ray revealed a bony spicule( Fig 1).
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