Osteochondroma Surgery. If the tumor causes pain it can be removed by surgery. You develop pain numbness or tingling in a limb.
Most of the time an osteochondroma does not require surgery. Surgery your doctor can remove osteochondroma tumor through a surgery procedure referred to as excision. Surgery to remove the osteochondroma may be needed if it is causing serious problems such as pain or pressure on a nerve or blood vessel.
Surgeons also repair the bone and cartilage and make sure that the growth plate has not suffered any damage.
Osteochondroma removal surgery is a very easy process. Surgery for benign osteochondromas should be avoided and only performed if they cause pain decreased range of motion pressure on neurovascular structures tendon irritation or significant bursal formation. In this method your doctor removes the tumor from the normal bone. Deformities such as knock knees or ankles may require surgery to straighten the bone.