Fibrous Dysplasia: Brief Review In Light of A Case Report.

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) of monostotic type is the most common type, usually asymptomatic and becomes inactive at puberty. We present a case of 40 year old lady presented with pain over right hip region for few years. X-ray, bone scan and MRI revealed a solitary lesion over right femoral neck suggestive of FD. She underwent surgical curettage and internal fixation and histopathology turned out to be FD. In view of this case report we present a pictorial essay encompassing various clinical aspects of FD. Ke y w ords : Fibrous dysplasia; monostotic; polyostotic; McCune-Albright syndrome.