title: Osteofibrous dysplasia of clavicle clinically mimicking chronic osteomyelitis.
abstract: Osteofibrous dysplasia or ossifying fibroma is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous lesion of childhood, commonly described in the maxilla and the mandible. Among long bones, it usually presents in the tibia as a painless swelling or anterior bowing. Ossifying fibroma of clavicle has never been reported in English literature, to the best of our knowledge. Here, we would like to present an unusual case of osteofibrous dysplasia of clavicle clinically mimicking chronic osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Nirmal Raj
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Gopinathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saibaba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
keywords: Chronic osteomyelitis; clavicle; ossifying fibroma; osteofibrous dysplasia