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Unilateral mid-femoral periosteal newbone of varying aetiology in children

Radiographic analysis of 25 cases

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Thigh pain is a serious condition in childhood and should be promptly and thoroughly investigated. Twenty-five cases of thigh pain lasting between 1 day and 7 months with mid-femoral periosteal thickening were analysed. There were 10 patients with Ewing's sarcoma, 7 with eosinophilic granuloma, 1 with osteoid osteoma, 1 with leukaemia, 3 with osteomyelitis, 1 with myositis and 2 with post-traumatic periosteal reaction. It was shown that patients with Ewing's sarcoma and eosinophilic granuloma have certain patterns of X-ray changes of high diagnostic value, which allow a proper diagnosis in most cases.

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  1. Departments of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia

    K. Kozlowski

  2. Departments of Radiology, Paediatric Hospitals, Bordeaux

    F. Diard

  3. Marseille, France

    J. Padovani

  4. Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia

    P. Sprague

  5. Paediatric Institute, Lublin, Poland

    K. Pietron

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Kozlowski, K., Diard, F., Padovani, J. et al. Unilateral mid-femoral periosteal newbone of varying aetiology in children. Pediatr Radiol 16, 475–482 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02387961

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