Journal article
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