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Monostotic fibrous dysplasia

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Synonyms and keywords: Monostotic osteitis fibrosa; Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome; Jaffe-Lichtenstein monostotic fibrous dysplasia of bone

Overview

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (or monostotic osteitis fibrosa) is a form of fibrous dysplasia where only one bone is involved. It comprises a majority of the cases of fibrous dysplasia.

It is also known as “Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome”.

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