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Osteoid osteoma of the patella: a case report

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Though osteoid osteoma is a common primary benign lesion of the bones, intra-articular involvement is rare and poses diagnostic difficulties when it affects middle-aged patients. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with a 2.5 year history of anterior knee pain that was misdiagnosed as osteochondritis dissecans. Radiological findings were absent, whereas MRI showed a well-circumscribed lesion. A local excisional biopsy was performed and microscopic appearance confirmed diagnosis.

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  1. Sports Injuries Department, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Panagiotis G. Vallianatos, Anastasia C. Tilentzoglou & Savvas V. Seitaridis

  2. 49 Smirnis str., 14231, Nea Ionia, Athens, Greece

    Anastasia C. Tilentzoglou

  3. Department of Pathology, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Helen J. Mahera

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Vallianatos, P.G., Tilentzoglou, A.C., Seitaridis, S.V. et al. Osteoid osteoma of the patella: a case report. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 14, 161–164 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-005-0653-6

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