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Distal Femoral Osteochondroma Masquerading as Deep Vein Thrombosis in an Adolescent Male

Abstract

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is uncommonly seen in children and adolescents. A distal femoral osteochondroma causing isolated lower limb DVT is even rarer and to our knowledge only four such cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a solitary distal femoral osteochondroma in a 15-year-old adolescent presenting as isolated DVT. We highlight the potential of coexistence of DVT and osteochondroma in young patients. We also …

Authors

Dhillon M; Kumar V; Bachhal V; Bali K

Journal

The Journal of Knee Surgery, Vol. 26, No. S 01, pp. s011–s015

Publisher

Thieme

Publication Date

12 2013

DOI

10.1055/s-0031-1280974

ISSN

1538-8506