title: Chondromyxoid fibroma.
abstract: Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is the least common cartilage-producing tumor. In Dahlin and Unni's series of 8,542 bone tumors, 39 of which were CMF, none were found in the femoral shaft. In this case, a CMF in the femoral shaft presented initially as a pathologic fracture. Attempts at curettage and autogenous bone graft failed, and en bloc resection and segmented allograft reconstruction were eventually required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Alabama, Mobile.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nimityongskul
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dowling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male