A condition in which the long bones are shorter than usual.
A condition due to faulty ossification of cartilage, resulting in development of many benign cartilaginous tumors. The bones involved may become stunted and deformed.
This condition, known as Ollier’s disease or multiple enchondromatosis, is an uncommon disorder present from birth. It is characterized by the development of multiple tumors made of cartilaginous tissue within the bones of a limb. The root cause lies in the failure of normal ossification during bone development, leading to bone shortening and deformities. In rare cases, one of these bone tumors may undergo malignant transformation and become cancerous.
A condition of unidentified origin that affects the long bones of the skeleton as well as the bones in the hand. It is marked by the slow conversion of normally growing cartilage into bone. Also known as skeletal enchondromatosis.