The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by osteochondroma:
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
- Obesity – due to limited mobility.
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Bursitis (bursitis) in the affected area.
- Restriction of movement due to limitation of joint activity.
- Joint deformities, oblique or short stature (too small body size for age), asymmetric growth in length of arms or legs – due to displacement or destruction of growth plates, caused by the spread of osteochondroma
Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).
- Degeneration → secondary chondrosarcoma (malignant (malignant) neoplasia (neoplasm)) – very rare: < 1% in solitary exostosis and 2-5% in osteochondromatosis (multiple osteocartilaginous exostoses); the thickness of the cartilage cap correlates with the risk of degeneration (from 20 mm possibly malignant!).
Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99).
- Anxiety, depression – due toOsteochondromas can degenerate; however, this is very rarely the case.
Injuries, poisonings and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).
- Pathologic fractures (unlikely)
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