I don't know when he graduated but it definitely was not '99.  He's in his
40's.
Andy really likes his brace too.  He will have to wear it during all
sports/athletics classes,  and when he marches w/ the band.  He plays tuba.
Dawn

"Nonossifying fibroma,
a benign tumour arising from fibrous connective tissue, which is composed
of whorled bundles of connective tissue cells. This tumour has a propensity
to develop at sites of muscular attachment to bones and may be related to
fibrous cortical defect and the names are sometimes used interchangeably.
However, some differerences do exist; nonossifying fibromas tend to be
larger and more often symptomatic. These lesions may develop as a result of
unrecognized local trauma that has caused focal haemorrhage and oedema.
The most common sites of involvement are the long tubular bones, especially
the tibia and femur. Usually they involve the posterior wall and medial
rather than lateral bone surface. On radiographs focal, shallow radiolucent
areas are observed in the cortex with normal or sclerotic bone adjacent to
the lesion. Sometimes a blister-like peripheral shell of bone is present.
With growth of the bone, an apparent shaftward migration from the metaphysis
may occur; segmental sclerosis may be seen in part of the bone defect.

Among the complications occurring in persons with nonossifying fibroma are
pathologic fracture, osteomalacia and rickets, and Jaffe Campanacci
syndrome.

DR

The Encyclopaedia of Medical Imaging Volume III:1

Ganglion,
a benign cystic mass (also termed ganglion cyst) usually attached to an
aponeurosis or tendon sheath, especially in the wrist or on the dorsum of
the foot. These lesions may also arise from tendons, nerves, and muscles.
Ganglia are myxomatous lesions and consist of single or multiple cystic
spaces. They are not lined by synovium, but on rare occasions they may
communicate with the synovium of a tendon sheath or a joint. The fluid
within the cyst may be slightly more viscous than joint fluid. On
radiographs they appear as soft tissue masses, sometimes with surface bony
resorption, and periosteal new bone formation. The larger lesions may be
demonstrated using sonography, CT scanning or MR imaging. On MR images the
ganglia are of low to intermediate signal intensity on T1-weighted spin-echo
sequences and of high signal intensity on T2-weighted spin-echo images.
Angiography shows the masses to be avascular.
Complications related to the presence of ganglia have been noted. Lesions
arising about the proximal tibiofibular joint may lead to compression of the
common peroneal nerve, and those near the hip have been associated with
chronic developmental dysplasia. The latter may communicate with
intraosseous ganglia. Intra-articular ganglia may lead to significant
clinical manifestations, including nerve entrapment.

Intraosseous and periosseous ganglia or ganglion cysts may also occur in
various locations and are often accompanied by a soft tissue mass.

Intraosseous ganglia predominate in the subchondral regions of tubular
bones, carpal bones and acetabulum and may simulate a degenerative cyst.
They may form de novo or after penetration of bone by a soft tissue
ganglion. Gas may be present within the osseous or soft tissue component of
the ganglion. On radiographs the lesions appear as osteolytic, well
demarcated, solitary or multiple lesions of variable size with sclerotic
margins. Periarticular ganglion about the shoulder, well visualized with MR
imaging, may lead to entrapment neuropathy involving the suprascapular
nerve. In some cases atrophy of infraspinatus with or without atrophy of
supraspinatus muscles is also seen. Tears in the glenoid labrum have been
noted to be associated with ganglia.

Periarticular ganglion cysts about the knee occur in close proximity to the
proximal tibiofibular joint and fibular head. In some cases compression of
the common peroneal nerve ensues. Intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee
occur most commonly at the alar folds covering the infrapatellar fat body
and at the cruciate ligaments."