A child five and one-half years old with multiple osteochondromas presented with symptoms mainly affecting her right hip. Several intra-articular osteochondromas had formed about the femoral neck and acetabulum. The osteochondromas were removed, and hip development appears to be normal over a four-year follow-up period.

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