Tips of the trade. Computerized tomography--guided excision of osteoid osteoma.
Excision of osteoid osteoma nidus utilizing a Kirschner wire for preoperative marking of the lesion and a CORB biopsy set for excision is described. The procedure is performed in a computed tomographic scan unit under local anesthesia and results in minimal postoperative discomfort.
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Department of Orthopedics, Ben-Gurion University Hospital, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D001864:Bone Wires; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed