Osteochondroma of the distal tibia in an 8-year-old child: Do we need to excise a benign tumor?

child osteochondroma surgical excision tumor

Journal

Clinical case reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Titre abrégé: Clin Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620385

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 09 03 2020
revised: 27 07 2020
accepted: 12 08 2020
entrez: 28 12 2020
pubmed: 29 12 2020
medline: 29 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Osteochondromas are benign tumors that can be responsible for angular deformities, limb-length discrepancy, and impending fractures of the neighboring bones. The risk of future fractures and joint malalignment is an indication for surgical intervention.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33363997
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3321
pii: CCR33321
pmc: PMC7752597
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

3600-3601

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

Références

Radiographics. 2000 Sep-Oct;20(5):1407-34
pubmed: 10992031
J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2012 Dec;3(2):115-8
pubmed: 26403450

Auteurs

Nikiforos Galanis (N)

Department of Orthopaedics George Papanikolaou Hospital Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.

Ioannis Delniotis (I)

Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Neuro-Orthopaedics, Foot & Ankle Surgery Orthopaedic Hospital Volmarstein Wetter Germany.

George Noussios (G)

School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences of Serres Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.

Anastasios Katsourakis (A)

Department of Surgery Agios Dimitrios General Hospital Thessaloniki Greece.

Dimitrios Kitridis (D)

Department of Orthopaedics George Papanikolaou Hospital Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.

Benedikt Leidinger (B)

Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Neuro-Orthopaedics, Foot & Ankle Surgery Orthopaedic Hospital Volmarstein Wetter Germany.

Panagiotis Givissis (P)

Department of Orthopaedics George Papanikolaou Hospital Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece.

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