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
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/715402
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-7d03e523bc824410924d8099f0c5d5e82025-02-03T05:50:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/715402715402Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case ReportTomoaki Fukui0Teruya Kawamoto1Toshiaki Hitora2Yoshiki Yamagami3Toshihiro Akisue4Tetsuji Yamamoto5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Hyogo 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe Hyogo 650-0017, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, JapanFibrous 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/715402
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Case Reports in Orthopedics
title Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report
title_full Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report
title_fullStr Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report
title_short Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia with Epiphyseal Involvement in Long Bones: A Case Report
title_sort polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with epiphyseal involvement in long bones a case report
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