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10505509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Solitary or multiple osteochondromas, which are benign bone tumors that usually occur in the long bones, are rarely found in the vertebral column. When present in the spine, however, they have a predilection for the cervical or upper thoracic regions. The authors present the case of a solitary osteochondroma arising from the left L-5 articular process that contributed to sciatica; complete cure was achieved following its removal. It is possible to speculate that the cartilage of secondary ossification centers can be the origin of aberrant islands of cartilaginous tissue that cause the osteochondroma to form. The more rapid the ossification process of these centers, the greater the probability that aberrant cartilage will form. Therefore, the fact that osteochondromas are more frequently located in the higher segments of the vertebral column could be explained by the different durations of the ossification processes in these centers, which increase gradually below the cervical segments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-4-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Osteochondroma of the L-5 vertebra: a rare cause of sciatic pain. Case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Foggia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports