1/4. headache due to an osteochondroma of the axis.We reported a case of a 42-year-old man with a 3-year history of headache due to a spinal osteochondroma. Repeated neurological evaluation, including EEG studies and CT of the cerebrum, revealed no pathology. More recently the patient presented with persistent headache and a slight limitation of neck motion. MRI studies of the cerebrum including the cervical spine showed a high cervical extradural tumor. Additional CT angiography showed a bony tumor suspected of being a spinal osteochondroma. An en bloc resection of the tumor was performed; histological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis. Immediately after intervention, all symptoms disappeared. In most patients with a spinal osteochondroma, the lesion causes no symptoms, or symptoms are aspecific. Therefore, there is often a significant delay between initial complaints and the diagnosis, as in the current case.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = motion (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/4. Biceps tendinitis caused by an osteochondroma in the bicipital groove: a rare cause of shoulder pain in a baseball player.Tendinitis of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle is commonly seen in athletes who do repetitive overhead motions. Common causes of biceps tendinitis include impingement syndrome, subluxation of the biceps tendon, and attrition tendinitis, whereas biceps tendinitis secondary to a bone neoplasm is rare. A case of biceps tendinitis caused by an osteochondroma arising in the left humeral bicipital groove in a 25-year-old male baseball player is reported. The tumor was hook-shaped, originated from the inferomedial portion of the humeral lesser tubercle, and surrounded the biceps tendon. Symptoms of increasing pain and inability to throw resulted from direct irritation of the biceps tendon by the tumor. Total excision of the tumor relieved the symptoms within 3 weeks. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases in the English-language literature of biceps tendinitis caused by an osteochondroma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = motion (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/4. osteochondroma of the scapula.Osteochondromas are common primary bone tumors which are usually located in the distal femur. In a large retrospective study from the Mayo clinic, osteochondromas comprised 36% of benign bone tumors and nearly 10% of all bone tumors. While the scapula is rarely involved, this is the most common tumor of the scapula. Clinical signs of this lesion include shoulder pain and limited range of motion. patients may present with winging of the scapula. Computed tomography is often necessary to fully define the location and character of the lesion. We present the case of a 14-year-old girl with pain and limited range of motion of the left shoulder. The diagnosis was that of osteochondroma of the scapula.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = motion (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/4. Distal fibula resection in osteochondroma.We evaluated the effects of distal fibula resection on the ankle function in a patient with osteochondroma. osteochondroma is a benign tumour which localizes in the metaphysis of the long bones, in the knees and in the shoulders. Although it does not usually cause any symptoms in children under 10 years, we had a 4-year-old patient with a painful swollen ankle with limited motion. Resection of the lateral malleolus did not affect ankle function and he remained pain-free in daily activities during a 2.5 year follow-up period.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = motion (Clic here for more details about this article) |