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There are no current guidelines to assist clinicians in referring patients with these lesions to a subspecialist or in advising athletes on the safety of returning to sport.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assist sports medicine physicians in appropriate referral for patients with benign bone lesions through presentation of a literature review and the case of an adolescent athlete with a benign bone lesion in a location with a significant fracture risk.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic literature review was performed using the PubMed database. Search terms included \u201cenchondroma,\u201d\u201cunicameral bone cyst,\u201d\u201cUBC,\u201d\u201csimple bone cyst,\u201d\u201cSBC,\u201d\u201caneurysmal bone cysts, \u201cABC,\u201d\u201cnonossifying fibroma,\u201d\u201cNOF,\u201d\u201cnon-ossifying fibroma,\u201d\u201cchondroblastoma,\u201d\u201costeochondroma,\u201d\u201cexostosis,\u201d\u201cchondromyxoid fibroma,\u201d\u201cperiosteal chondroma,\u201d and \u201cfibrous dysplasia\u201d combined with \u201cfracture,\u201d\u201csports,\u201d\u201csport,\u201d\u201ccontact sport,\u201d\u201cfootball,\u201d or \u201crugby.\u201d Randomized controlled trials, case series, and prospective and retrospective studies were all included. Abstracts were excluded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In total, 42 separate articles were reviewed. The strength of evidence for each lesion was determined using the total number of patients described in the literature with the pathology. Unicameral bone cysts, aneurysmal bone cysts, and fibrous dysplasia, particularly in the spine, are associated with a high risk of fracture; therefore, subspecialist referral is warranted before returning to sport. Osteochondromas (exostosis), juxtacortical chondromas, nonossifying fibromas, chondromyxoid fibromas, and enchondromas were associated with low fracture risk, and decisions regarding referral can be made on a case-by-case basis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The presence of a benign bone lesion does not always necessitate immediate, absolute restriction from participation in contact sports. After appropriate workup and diagnosis, the risk of return to sport should be evaluated based on the pathology present, and the patient and clinician should engage in a shared decision-making process. The guidelines in this paper provide context for stratifying risk and the importance of specialist referral. 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