title: A giant periosteal chondroma of the distal femur successfully reconstructed with synthetic bone grafts and a bioresorbable plate: a case report.
abstract: Periosteal chondromas are rare benign cartilaginous tumors that arise adjacent to the cortex beneath the periosteum. These lesions are usually slow-growing and rarely exceed 3 cm in the greatest dimension. Here, we describe a 17-year-old boy who had a giant periosteal chondroma of the right distal femur, which was treated with intralesional resection and intensive curettage. In addition, we report a novel application of a bioresorbable plate in the management of the large bone defect after resection of a benign bone tumor.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shigi
authors.forename: Hidetatsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Outani
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morii
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Myoui
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. nnaka@ort.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Norifumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures