multiple

Incidence

10% of all multitraumas

Issues

Alters mechanics of ventilation / causes respiratory compromise

- significant morbidity 33%

- significant mortality 12%

Surgical Fixation

Definition

Outgrowth of benign cartilage from bone

Epidemiology

50% of benign bone tumours

- single lesion in 90% 

Aetiology

1.  Multiple

Tumour suppressor gene

- family of tumour suppressor genes involved

- have been identified in chondrosarcomas