Some rather annoying health issues arise with constant surfing. For some reason, I am susceptible to all of them. Ear, eye, back, skin and all sorts of other little health complications come with ...

It’s that time of year. Time for my annual visit to the wonderful world of “surfer’s ear,” the layperson’s term for exostosis. Exostosis is a bony growth in the outer ear canal that is very common ...

An exostosis, also called an osteoma, is a benign overgrowth of a pre-existing bone. It forms during the active growth stage. In the majority of cases the bone overgrowth is capped with cartilage, and ...

Exotosis, commonly known as surfer’s ear, is a condition that involves abnormal bone formation in the canal of the ear. Over time this obstruction can grow to block the canal and lead to hearing ...

Did you know that horseback riding can leave a mark on your bones? Rider’s bone’—or rider’s bone exostosis—is a bony growth that develops from repeated pressure and friction against the inner thigh.

HEREDITARY multiple exostoses are a distinct clinical entity more frequently encountered than is generally appreciated. We have recently had the opportunity of studying 4 members of a Negro family who ...