No calcifications or masses are present. Findings are well shown on the AP and lateral views. No radiographic search was performed to establish a diagnosis of multiple hereditary exostosis. Continous with the parent bone. Usually metaphyseal, where it may be associated with widening and deformity.
Growth usually ceases with puberty.
Cartilagenous cap thin or non-existent in adults. When multiple, mulple hereditary exostosis is suspected. When solitary, developmental physeal defect vs. neoplasm. Often discovered early as a painless mass. Femur, humerus, tibia most commonly involved but occurs elsewhere.