Osteochondroma: ignore or investigate?

Osteochondromas are bone protuberances surrounded by a cartilage layer. They generally affect the extremities of the longbones in an immature skeleton and deform them. They usually occur singly, but a multiple form of presentation may be found. They have a very characteristic appearance and are easi...

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Main Authors: Antônio Marcelo Gonçalves de Souza, Rosalvo Zósimo Bispo Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000600555&lng=en&tlng=en