Monostotic fibrous dysplasia

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (or monostotic osteitis fibrosa) is a form of fibrous dysplasia where only one bone is involved. It comprises a majority of the cases of fibrous dysplasia.

It is also known as "Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome".^[1]

A rare bone disorder characterized by benign bone growths which can cause very painful swellings and bone deformities and makes bone prone to fractures.

References [edit]

1. ^ synd/1873 at Who Named It?

External links [edit]

• http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/42/full.html
• http://www.hopkins-arthritis.org/radrds/radiology_10/10_radrds_diagnosis.html

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