Multiple Hereditary Exostoses

HSS Journal

Robert Schneider, MD

Radiation Safety Officer
Attending Radiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Associate Attending Radiologist, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Gregory R. Saboeiro, MD

Chief, Division of Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound, and Body CT. Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Attending Radiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Carolyn M. Sofka, MD

Associate Attending Radiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Associate Professor of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Excerpt
History: This is a case of a 50-year-old male with worsening pain over the past 8 years in both the right upper extremity and right lower extremity. The patient, of note, did not have any neck pain. On clinical examination, there was mild right upper extremity weakness (4/5) and abnormal reflexes in the right upper extremity and right lower extremity. There was mild right lower extremity weakness.Given the neurologic symptomatology, radiographs were obtained, including imaging of the axial skeleton.

This article appears in HSS Journal: Volume 1, Number 1.
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HSS Journal, an academic peer-reviewed journal, is published twice a year, February and September, and features articles by internal faculty and HSS alumni that present current research and clinical work in the field of musculoskeletal medicine performed at HSS, including research articles, surgical procedures, and case reports.

Posted: 8/8/2005