Spontaneous resolution of a solitary osteochondroma of the distal femur: a case report and review of the literature.

Osteochondromata are common, benign tumours mainly affecting long-bone metaphyses. They comprise 35% of all primary benign bone tumours and 8% of all bone tumours overall, although their true incidence is unknown as many remain undiagnosed. They can cause multiple symptoms including pain and referral for excision is not uncommon.

Treatment of deformational plagiocephaly and torticollis using a weight distribution ring: a report of three cases.

Plagiocephaly, from the Greek 'plagios' (slanting) and 'kephale' (head), refers to a condition of an infant's head deformation by forces acting upon a malleable cranium. Marked plagiocephaly causes distress and stigma towards the baby and their family and has knock-on effects with craniofacial abnormalities, visual-field defects and delay in motor skills, and may also cause developmental difficulties. Current treatment methods have multiple drawbacks.