Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic measures are unnecessary in patients with symptomatic van Neck–Odelberg disease (ischiopubic synchondrosis): a retrospective single-center study of 21 patients with median follow-up of 5 years
Background and purpose — Van Neck–Odelberg disease (VND) is a self-limiting skeletal phenomenon characterized by a symptomatic or asymptomatic uni- or bilateral overgrowth of the pre-pubescent ischiopubic synchondrosis. It is frequently misinterpreted as a neoplastic, traumatic, or infectious proces...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medical Journals Sweden
2021-05-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2021.1882237 |