dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica is a rare nonhereditary epiphyseal disease that mimics synovial chondromatosis and osteochondroma of the joints. the disease mainly involves long bones of the lower extremities and tarsal bones. herein we report 21-year old woman who presented with pain and limited range of ankle motion, who underwent surgical excision of talus exostosis after preoperative imag...

present as soft-tissue masses; they may be painful and progressively enlarge. Radiography may show some calci fication, but bony erosion is rare (Sim et al 1977). The lesion can be clearly defined by CT. Extra-articular synovial chondromatosis has a benign clinical course (Dahlin and Salvador 1974), but in unusual locations it may be misdiagnosed as a soft-tissue chon drosarcoma. Factors which ...

Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica is a rare nonhereditary epiphyseal disease that mimics synovial chondromatosis and osteochondroma of the joints. The disease mainly involves long bones of the lower extremities and tarsal bones. Herein we report 21-year old woman who presented with pain and limited range of ankle motion, who underwent surgical excision of talus exostosis after preoperative imag...