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SUBMITTER: Ramaswamy AG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142806 | biostudies-other | 2018 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ramaswamy Arun Govindraj AG Kumaraswamy Vinay V Patil Neelanagowda N Pattanshetti Veeresh V
Indian journal of orthopaedics 20180901 5
Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a benign, solitary bone tumor of the long bones of the lower limbs and accounts for 10% to 12% of all benign bone. However, an OO of the femoral neck is extremely rare and difficult to treat. Arthroscopic excision of OO of the femoral neck has many advantages. We report a 15-year-old patient with OO of the femoral neck which was treated with arthroscopic excision. The clinical and radiographic findings along with the surgical management of the lesion are presented. The pa ...[more]