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ReviewAsian journal of neurosurgery2026

Nonsyndromic Osteochondroma of Lumbar Spine: A Systematic Review of Management and Outcomes with Illustrative Case.

Sadegh Bagherzadeh, Mohsen Rostami, Mohammad Jafari, Faramarz Roohollahi, Srujan Kopparapu, P Mitchell Johansen, Gersham Rainone, Jay Kumar, Mark Greenberg, Puya Alikhani

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Review in Asian journal of neurosurgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sadegh BagherzadehDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen RostamiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Mohammad JafariDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Faramarz RoohollahiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Srujan KopparapuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
P Mitchell JohansenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Gersham RainoneDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Jay KumarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Mark GreenbergDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.
Puya AlikhaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteochondromas (OCs) are the most common benign bone tumors, but rarely arise in the lumbar spine. Due to their infrequency, understanding of their clinical presentation, management, and outcomes is limited, with most available data derived from case reports and small series. This systematic review aims to synthesize the literature on nonsyndromic lumbar spine OCs and to present an illustrative institutional case. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus from database inception to April 2024, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Studies reporting clinical cases or series of nonsyndromic lumbar spine OCs with sufficient details on presentation, tumor characteristics, management, and outcomes were included. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute tools for case reports and case series. Data extraction encompassed demographics, clinical characteristics, tumor features, operative management, and postoperative outcomes. A total of 39 studies encompassing 56 patients were included. The mean age was 42 years; 59% were male. Most lesions originated from the inferior articular process (43%) and commonly affected L4 and L5. The mean lesion size was 29.7 ± 22.2 mm, with significantly smaller lesions in patients with radiculopathy than those with low back pain or palpable mass (

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PMCPMC13155917

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