Exostosis (Osteoma)

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

These conditions can lead to:

• Pseudoaneurysm (false aneurysm): This is the collection of blood between the two outer layers of an artery.
• Claudication: This is a cramping pain, usually in the legs, that may occur after exercise.
• Acute ischemia: This is a blockage of the blood supply.
• Phlebitis: This is inflammation of a vein.

Healthline

• Bone growths pressing against sciatic nerve (if in back, hip, leg)
• Aching muscles and pains
• Rotary shoulder (if bone growth in shoulders)
• Bursitis
• Bone cancer if growth are greater than 2 cm

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Prevention

“Surfers ear” (Exostosis of the external auditory canal)

• Wearing ear plugs or a head covering may be a way for surfers to avoid this type of exostosis.

Haglund’s deformity or “Pump bump,” or  “Mulholland deformity” (retrocalcaneal exostosis)

• Avoid shoes with tight, stiff heels, especially for long periods of time.
• Avoid running on hard surfaces or uphill.
• Wear fitted, padded socks with non-slip soles.
• Perform stretching exercises to prevent tightening of the Achilles tendon.
• Wearing heel pads to reduce pressure from your shoes
• Wearing an immobilizing boot or cast
• Wearing special orthotics in your shoes
• Getting physical therapy, including massage and ultrasound therapy
• Wearing shoes with lower heels
• Wearing open-backed shoes
• Taking anti-inflammatory drugs
• Icing (not direct ice-wrap in a towel) the bump for 20 to 40 minutes per day to reduce swelling

This condition may show similar symptoms to if one has back, hip and/or shoulder pain:

• Arthritis
  • Spinal tumour
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arthritis related to inflammatory bowel disease
• SAPHO syndrome (rare inflammatory disorder of bone, joints, and skin):
  • Synovitis- joints become swollen
  • Acne
  • Pustulosis- highly inflammatory skin condition resulting in large fluid-filled blister-like areas – pustules.
    • Pustulosis typically occurs on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet. The skin of these areas peels and flakes (exfoliates).
  • Hyperostosis
  • Osteitis- inflammation, hot, red and swollen bones.
• Dominant multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
• Fibrous dysplasia (long bones of the arms and legs, the bones of the face and skull (craniofacial area), and the ribs are most often affected)
• Reactive arthritis
• Maffucci syndrome
• Munchmeyer’s disease (fibrodysplasia ossificans) or ‘Stone man syndrome’  – a spontaneous or genetic condition where ones connective tissue turns in to bone tissue.
  • Initially one  has dental deformation , then stiff joints , movement problems and then breathing problems due to poor movement of the rib cage.
  • Any injury can cause muscles to turn to bone hence it is a debilitating and restrictive condition.

This condition may show symptoms to:

• Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (depending where bone formation is, it can cause blindness, hearing loss and bone deformity, bone pain and nerve conditions due to bone growth pressing against nerves)
• Primary craniosynostosis
• Progressive osseous heteroplasia

Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice