METAPHYSEAL FIBROUS DEFECTS AND NONOSSIFYING BONE FIBROMA IN CHILDREN: CLINICAL TYPES AND TREATMENT

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive examination and treatment of 158 children and adolescents with nonossifying bone fibroma and skeleton, who referred for specialized medical aid in clinic of Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics n. a. G. I. Turner from 1980 to 2013. We defined diagnostic value and the criteria for identifying lesions using X-ray, computed tomography and radionuclide methods. We emphasized the dynamic variability of clinical and radiological manifestations of the pathological process in nonossifying bone fibroma and skeleton and related difficulties in the diagnosis. Accurate indications for the conservative and surgical treatment were pointed out