Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon, but well-known benign skeletal disorder. In cases affecting long bones, FD is commonly recognized to locate in the diaphyses or the metaphyses and to spare the epiphyses. In this paper, we present a rare case of polyostotic FD in a 13-year-old girl with unilate...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Fukui, Teruya Kawamoto, Toshiaki Hitora, Yoshiki Yamagami, Toshihiro Akisue, Tetsuji Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/715402
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Summary:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon, but well-known benign skeletal disorder. In cases affecting long bones, FD is commonly recognized to locate in the diaphyses or the metaphyses and to spare the epiphyses. In this paper, we present a rare case of polyostotic FD in a 13-year-old girl with unilateral multiple epiphyseal lesions arising in the femur, the tibia, and the fibula with the growth plates.
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757