CALCIFYING ENCHONDROMA OF LONG BONES

Radiologic follow-up of untreated enchondroma and atypical cartilaginous tumors in the long bones.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Both enchondroma and atypical cartilaginous tumors (ACT) are not considered malignant, so inactive and asymptomatic tumors might not need surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has been done to evaluate the natural course of conservative-treated enchondroma and ACT in the long bones. METHODS For this retrospective study, we analyzed the r...

Resection of the Long Bones

Make No Bones about It: Long Bones Scale Isometrically

Long bones are far from being simple cylinders, so how is the relative positioning of their various features maintained during growth? A new study shows that growth is isometric and that drift from the correct position is minimized. Read the Research Article.

Epidemiology of Delayed Union of Long Bones

Aim: To study the epidemiology of delayed union of long bones. Introduction: In India, the availability of fracture healing therapies to the general public is limited. The infrastructure of the health system in India, involving both public and private sector does not provide adequate opportunity for rural and low-income inhabitants to access the needed care. Due to these reasons, majority of th...

Enchondroma of the Lunate

Fig. 2. A preoperative T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging image revealed a high signal intensity in the lunate. Fig. 1. A 40-year-old woman presented with pain in the dorsal aspect of the right wrist. Im ag es droma shows a round, transparent osteolytic bony change [2]. It is generally asymptomatic, but may expand [3]. Although enlargement of enchondroma with cortical thinning and protrusio...