Osteoblastoma causing rigidity of the elbow. Case report.
A 21-year-old man complained of pain and rigidity of the elbow with a flexion contracture of 100 degrees. A radiographic examination revealed an 1.5-cm osteolytic injury in the center of a sclerotic lesion in the distal humerus. The diagnosis of an osteoblastoma was later confirmed histologically. Once the tumor had been excised, the pain disappeared and functional mobility was reestablished.
Gil-Albarova
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Clinic, Medicine School, Pamplona, Spain.
Amillo
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology*; D004551:Elbow Joint; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography