Monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the metacarpal: a case report

ABSTRACT Fibrous dysplasia is a bone disease characterized by abnormal differentiation of fibrous tissue in the bones; it is often asymptomatic. It may affect one bone (monostotic) or several bones (polyostotic). The monostotic form primarily affects the ribs, but hardly ever affects the hand. It is...

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Main Authors: Kátia Tôrres Batista, Hugo José de Araújo, Ulises Prieto y Schwartzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162016000600730&lng=en&tlng=en