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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

Overview

Patients of all age groups may develop enchondromas. Enchondromas affect men and women equally. The male to female ratio is 1:1. Periosteal chondromas commonly affect individuals of 20-30 years of age. Males are more commonly affected with periosteal chondromas than females.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

• The incidence of otesochondroma is approximately 30,000 per 100,000 of all cartilage tumors and 2,000 per 100,000 of all bone tumors.

Age

• Patients of all age groups may develop enchondromas.
• Although, the incidence of enchondroma peaks in the third and fourth decades of life.
• Periosteal chondroma commonly affects individuals in the 20-30 years age group. Males are more commonly affected with periosteal chondromas than females.

Gender

• Enchondroma affects men and women equally.
• Males are more commonly affected with periosteal chondromas than females.

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