Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1972;54:663-669.
© 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Congenital Generalized Fibromatosis
A CASE LIMITED TO OSSEOUS LESIONS
KINGSBURY G. HEIPLE M.D.1,
EUGENE PERRIN M.D.1, and
MASAMICHI AIKAWA M.D.1
1 From the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland
A rare case of congenital generalized fibromatosis, apparently limited to the skeleton. has been described. A presenting fracture through a distal femoral lesion healed rapidly and uneventfully in Bryant's traction. The subsequent course was that of complete regression of all lesions within six to nine months.