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A normal developmental outgrowth of a bone arises from a separate ossification center and fuses to bone later in development.
-Usually does not form direct articulation with another bone at a joint
-Often forms important insertion point for a tendon or ligament
-Occasionally can persist into adult life and (if injured) may become symptomatic
-Often mistaken for fractures |
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Bone that ossifies with tendon
-Largest is patella
-Some present at 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (big toe) and the first metacarpophalangeal joint (thumb) |
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