Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:1591-1600.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Chondroma of the Bones of the Hand
A REVIEW OF 110 CASES
KAZUOKI TAKIGAWA M.D.1
1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, affiliated with the University Of Tokyo, Tokyo
1. One hundred and ten cases (288 bones) of chondroma of the hand were reviewed. The lesions were classified into two types (monostotic or polyostotic) and five forms (central, eccentric, associated, polyostotic, and giant).
2. Eighty-seven hands (136 bones) with follow-up of more than two years after various types of surgical treatment were evaluated and generally excellent results were obtained.