Scoliosis Secondary to Osteoblastoma of the Rib

Marc W. Wimpee, Gerhard E. Maale, Philip G. Hudkins, W. W. Robertson

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · 1987 · 10 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

An 8-year-old girl with a progressive, painless spinal deformity is presented. She was found to have an atypical scoliosis secondary to a stage 3 benign osteoblastoma of the rib. This case is presented to emphasize that atypical scoliosis in skeletally immature individuals requires a thorough investigation for an underlying cause.