ESPE Abstracts

Background: Fibrous cortical defects (FCDs) and non-ossifying fibromas (NOFs) are the most common benign lesions of the skeletal system, with an estimated incidence of up to 30% in children and adolescents.Objective and hypotheses: Although their aetiologies are unknown, FCDs and NOFs develop mostly in regions of intense bone growth. We hypothesized that patients with precocious puberty (PP) would have a higher prevalence of FCDs and NOFs than age-matche...