Posttraumatic intramedullary osteochondroma: report of a case

Skeletal Radiol. 2013 May;42(5):725-8. doi: 10.1007/s00256-012-1564-5. Epub 2013 Jan 27.

Abstract

We present a rare osteochondroma, which instead of being the usual exophytic growth outside bone, grew inward into the medullary cavity of distal femur in a patient with prior trauma to his knee. Except for its intramedullary location, the benign tumor had all the classic radiographic and pathologic features of typical osteochondroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / etiology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / complications
  • Male
  • Osteochondroma / diagnosis*
  • Osteochondroma / etiology
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Young Adult