2016
DOI: 10.12659/msm.896988
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An Alternative Surgical Method for Treatment of Osteoid Osteoma

Abstract: Background An osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that tends to be <1 cm in size. The tumor is characterized by night-time pain that may be relieved by aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Osteoid osteoma can be treated with various conservative and surgical methods, but these have some risks and difficulties. The purpose of the present study was to present an alternative treatment method for osteoid osteoma and the results we obtained. Material/Methods … Show more

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“…However, pain that increases with exercise is not a usual complaint for these diagnoses. Osteoid osteoma is characterized by night-time pain that may be reassured by acetylsalicylic acid or other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (2,7).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, pain that increases with exercise is not a usual complaint for these diagnoses. Osteoid osteoma is characterized by night-time pain that may be reassured by acetylsalicylic acid or other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (2,7).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, open surgery remains a viable option for OO near neurovascular and atypical sites. Open surgery is also constantly evolving: CT-guided drilling resection (33) and CT-guided Kirschner wire positioning (36). Nevertheless, patients suffer more trauma in open surgery.…”
Section: Surgical Modalitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although OO was first described in the 1930s [20], its aetiology is still unknown [16,21]. Statistically, men have three times more of a chance than women to be affected [22,23], and this benign tumour occurs mainly on the bones of the appendicular skeleton. Lower limb bones are the most affected, roughly in more than 80% of the cases, while upper limbs are less frequently involved (i.e., 19-30%).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%