Arthroscopic removal of juxtaarticular osteoid osteoma of the elbow

A case of a 42-year-old male patient with symptomatic juxtaarticular osteoid osteoma of the capitulum humeri is presented. After the clinical diagnosis was confirmed with plain radiographs, bone scan, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, the patient underwent arthroscopic removal of t...

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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2007-10, Vol.15 (10), p.1240-1243
Main Authors: Zupanc, Oskar, Sarabon, Nejc, Strazar, Klemen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthralgia - etiology
Arthralgia - surgery
Arthroscopy
Bone healing
Bone imaging
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Bones
Computers
Elbow
Elbow Joint - surgery
Evaluation
Humans
Humerus
Ionizing radiation
Knee
Knowledge
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Osteoid osteoma
Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery
Pain
Patients
Radiography
Scanning
Sports
Surgery
X-Ray
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Summary:A case of a 42-year-old male patient with symptomatic juxtaarticular osteoid osteoma of the capitulum humeri is presented. After the clinical diagnosis was confirmed with plain radiographs, bone scan, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, the patient underwent arthroscopic removal of the lesion. A partial synoviectomy was performed first and then the center of the lesion was marked with Kirschner wire using the X-ray monitoring. The marked lesion was transarticularly removed with a motorized shaver device. Post-operatively, the patient reported prompt relief of pain that had not reoccurred during 1 year of follow up. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the arthroscopic removal of juxtaarticular osteoid osteoma of the humeral capitulum which promises to be an effective and less invasive alternative to the existing treatment options.
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-007-0376-y