Abstract:Osteochondroma, one of the commonest bone tumors, is a cartilage capped exostosis. It occurs commonly in rapidly growing ends of long bones. It’s rare in slowly growing regions of long bones. Osteochondroma present in distal tibial interosseous border causing fibular deformity is very uncommon. Osteochondroma is usually managed conservatively till the age of skeletal maturity, but distal tibial osteochondromas are managed surgically to prevent deformity, impending fibula fracture, ankle pain, syndesmotic injur… Show more
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