Category : Pediatric Orthopedics / Orthopaedics
F e m o r a l h e a d c h o n d r o b l a s t o m a i s a r a r e b e n i g n t u m o r i n a d o l e s c e n t s ( 1 0 2 0 y e a r s ) . T r a d i t i o n a l s u r g e r i e s f a c e d i f f i c u l t i e s l i k e p o o r e x p o s u r e , h i g h t r a u m a , a n d r i s k s o f p h y s e a l i n j u r y / a v a s c u l a r n e c r o s i s ( A V N ) . T h e D A A - S H D a p p r o a c h ( n o g r e a t e r t r o c h a n t e r i c o s t e o t o m y ) i s p r o p o s e d f o r d i r e c t t u m o r r e s e c t i o n , v a s c u l a r p r e s e r v a t i o n , a n d a r t i c u l a r c a r t i l a g e r e p a i r .
Source : Frontiers in Pediatrics
On : 02-Jan-2026