J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1982 Jun;17(3):539-543. 10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.3.539.

A Case of Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromatosis

• Kang CN
• Wang JM
• Choi KH
• Lee PI

• KMID: 2457872
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.3.539

Abstract

Multiple osteochondromatosis is a hereditary disorder affecting the endochondral skeleton during period of growth. We have studied a family which have multiple osteochondromatosis clinically and radiologically. In this family, eight of ten members could traceable, have the lesions of multiple osteochondromatosis. The most common site of the lesions was in femur, and the next common site was in tibia, especially, near the knee joint.

Keyword

Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromatosis

MeSH Terms

Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary*
Femur
Humans
Knee Joint
Skeleton
Tibia