%0 Journal Article
%T Comportamiento en diez a£¿os del osteocondroma en un hospital pedi¨¢trico
%A ¨¢lvarez L¨®pez
%A Alejandro
%A Garc¨ªa Lorenzo
%A Yenima
%A Rodr¨ªguez Rodr¨ªguez
%A Eugenio
%A Baesso
%A Everson
%J Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatolog£¿-a
%D 2002
%I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas
%X the presence of osteochondroma in children up to 15 years old was studied in a period of 10 years. an exel file was created and the chi square statistical test was applied. the predominance of the disease among males and a higher frequency between children aged 6-10 were defined in the studied series. the unique form prevailed and pain was the most important symptom. it was mainly localized in the metaphyseal regions around the knee. ennekin¡¯s active form predominated and the index of complications was low.
%K osteochondroma [epidemiology]
%K child
%K adolescence
%K retrospective studies.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0864-215X2002000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en