Persistence or recurrence of pain: a sign of surgical failure is osteoid-osteoma.
Excision of an osteoid-osteoma brings prompt and permanent relief from symptoms. Recurrence of pain indicates persistence or failure to totally remove the nidus (9 of 73 patients), and only rarely a true recurrence. Long symptom-free intervals may follow partial excision of the lesion.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D012008:Recurrence