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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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2014-12-01
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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 |