Hereditary multiple exostosis: another etiology of short leg and scoliosis.
A case study is presented demonstrating a patient with a scoliosis as a result of a short leg. The etiology of the short leg was a large sessile osteochondrom in a patient with Hereditary Multiple Exostoses (HME). A review of the condition is presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D002812:Chondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005097:Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*