Osteochondroma of the Metacarpal Head in a Child: A Case Report

Kim,  Chong Kwan; Ahn,  Byung Woo; Jung,  Seung Won; Cho,  Hyun Gu

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Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2010;15(2):102-105.
Published online June 1, 2010.

Osteochondroma of the Metacarpal Head in a Child: A Case Report

Chong Kwan Kim, Byung Woo Ahn, Seung Won Jung, Hyun Gu Cho

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea. e4747e@naver.com

Abstract

The osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor which occurs in the metaphyseal portion of long bone. The osteochondroma is rare in hand and extremely rare in the intraarticular location of the hand. We present a case of intraarticular osteochondroma which occurred at the fourth metacarpal head of the hand in a child patient.

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