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Imaging the complications of osteochondromas
K C Y Lee1, A M Davies, V N Cassar-Pullicino
1Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Clinical Radiology
|January 19, 2002
Abstract:
Most osteochondromas are asymptomatic and incidental with typical radiographic characteristics. When symptomatic, complications due to space-occupying effects, mechanical deformity, or malignant transformation are usually the underlying causes. This article addresses the imaging strategy for their identification and evaluation.