Imaging the complications of osteochondromas.
Most osteochondromas are asymptomatic and incidental with typical radiographic characteristics. When symptomatic, complications due to space-occupying effects, mechanical deformity, or malignant transformation are usually the underlying causes. This article addresses the imaging strategy for their identification and evaluation.
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Department of Radiology, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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Cassar-Pullicino
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology