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Osteochondroma surgery

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for osteochondroma. Surgery for osteochondroma should be considered, until bone growth is complete (assessed by mature skeleton x-ray evaluation).[1]

Surgery

Surgery

  • Surgery for osteochondroma should be considered, until bone growth is complete (assessed by mature skeleton x-ray evaluation).[2]
  • This approach decreases the chance of the tumoral recurrence
  • Pedunculated osteochondromas are more easily removed
  • Solitary osteochondromas are not removed surgically; observation surveillance is suggested.[3]
  • Transformation to chondrosarcoma is generally treated with wide surgical resection and limb salvage.[1]

Indications

Indications for surgery for osteochondroma, include:[2]

  • Pain with physical activity
  • Bone deformity
  • Limited range of motion
  • Compromised nerve or blood vessel
  • Irregular large cap of cartilage (> 2cm)[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Diagnostic Radiology: Musculoskeletal Imaging: Osteochondroma. WikiBooks.(2015)https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Diagnostic_Radiology/Musculoskeletal_Imaging/Tumors_Basic/Osteochondroma Accessed on January 28, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Murphey MD, Choi JJ, Kransdorf MJ, Flemming DJ, Gannon FH (2000). “Imaging of osteochondroma: variants and complications with radiologic-pathologic correlation”. Radiographics : a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 20 (5): 1407–34. doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.5.g00se171407. PMID 10992031.
  3. ↑ Kitsoulis P, Galani V, Stefanaki K, Paraskevas G, Karatzias G, Agnantis NJ, Bai M (2008). “Osteochondromas: review of the clinical, radiological and pathological features”. In Vivo (Athens, Greece). 22 (5): 633–46. PMID 18853760.

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