Management of fibrous dysplasia. A report on 36 cases

A consensus on the clinical course of fibrous dysplasia has not yet emerged in the literature. We retrospectively evaluated 36 patients who were diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia in our institution and were followed for a mean duration of 56.5 months (range 7-210 months). Their mean age was 25.8 years (range 5-67 years); 46.7% were male. The most frequent presenting complaints were pain (66% of patients) and pathological fracture (20%). Osteosarcoma developed in one patient 20 years after he had undergone radiation therapy for fibrous dysplasia in the tibia. Mazabraud syndrome was encountered in two patients, and aneurysmal bone cyst associated with fibrous dysplasia was seen in one patient. Fibrous dysplasia is generally considered a static disease, but with long-term follow-up it is found to have a more dynamic nature. For this reason, patients with fibrous dysplasia should be followed carefully over the long-term.