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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1951;33:997-1009.
© 1951 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

EPIPHYSEAL CHONDROBLASTOMA OF BONE

JOSÉ VALLS M.D.1, CARLOS E. OTTOLENGHI M.D.1, and FRITZ SCHAJOWICZ M.D.1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Buenos Aires and the Orthopaedic and Fracture Department, Italian Hospital, Buenos Aires

Epiphyseal chondroblastomata ate tumors of bone, occurring in the adolescent or early adult age group, involving the epiphyses of bones.

The origin of this tumor is considered to be a reticulohistiocytic cell which differentiates into chondroblasts and then into cartilage. In the eight cases of this tumor reported, conservative therapy was curative in all cases treated.

If the lesion has penetrated the epiphysis and injured the joint cartilage, we consider it should be excised and followed by bone grafts in order to make up for loss of substance and maintain the continuity of the limb.

When a surgical approach is impossible, roentgen therapy may succeed in curing the lesion.


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